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Meaning of "pure tone" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PURE TONE

pure tone  [pjʊə təʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PURE TONE

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pure tone is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PURE TONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pure tone

A pure tone is a tone with a sinusoidal waveform, i.e. a sine or cosine wave. This means that regardless of other characteristic properties such as amplitude or phase, the wave consists of a single frequency. Sine and cosine waves are the most basic building blocks of more complex waves, and as additional frequencies are combined, the waveform transforms from a sinusoidal into a more complex shape. A sine wave is characterized by its frequency, the number of cycles per second—or its wavelength, the distance the waveform travels through its medium within a period—and the amplitude, the size of each cycle. A pure tone has the unique property that its waveshape and sound are changed only in amplitude and phase by linear acoustic systems. A pure sine wave is an artificial sound. Hermann von Helmholtz is credited as the first creator of a sine wave, using the 'Helmholtz siren', a mechanical device that sends compressed air through holes in a rotating plate. This is presumably the closest thing to a sine wave that was heard before the invention of electronic oscillators.

Definition of pure tone in the English dictionary

The definition of pure tone in the dictionary is a sound composed of a simple sinusoidal waveform.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PURE TONE


acetone
ˈæsɪˌtəʊn
baritone
ˈbærɪˌtəʊn
Blackstone
ˈblækˌstəʊn
cornerstone
ˈkɔːnəˌstəʊn
firestone
ˈfaɪəˌstəʊn
gemstone
ˈdʒɛmˌstəʊn
hearthstone
ˈhɑːθˌstəʊn
histone
ˈhɪstəʊn
ketone
ˈkiːtəʊn
keystone
ˈkiːˌstəʊn
limestone
ˈlaɪmˌstəʊn
Menton
mɛnˈtəʊn
milestone
ˈmaɪlˌstəʊn
rhinestone
ˈraɪnˌstəʊn
ringtone
ˈrɪŋˌtəʊn
sandstone
ˈsændˌstəʊn
stone
stəʊn
tombstone
ˈtuːmˌstəʊn
tone
təʊn
Yellowstone
ˈjɛləʊˌstəʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PURE TONE

purda
purdah
purdonium
pure
pure culture
pure laine
Pure Land sects
pure line
pure merino
pure new wool
pure vowel
pure watercolour
pure-hearted
pure-minded
pureblood
purebred
puree
purely
pureness
purfle

WORDS THAT END LIKE PURE TONE

aeolian tone
combination tone
compound tone
dial tone
dialling tone
differential tone
engaged tone
Gregorian tone
hum tone
kill two birds with one stone
partial tone
passing tone
quarter tone
resultant tone
ringing tone
side tone
stepping stone
strike tone
summational tone
whole tone

Synonyms and antonyms of pure tone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pure tone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PURE TONE

Find out the translation of pure tone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pure tone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pure tone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

纯音
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tono puro
570 millions of speakers

English

pure tone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शुद्ध स्वर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لهجة نقية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

чистый тон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tonal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশুদ্ধ স্বন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

son pur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nada tulen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

reinen Ton
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

純音
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

순음
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Murni murni
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

âm đơn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தூய தொனி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शुद्ध टोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Saf ses
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tono puro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czysty ton
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чистий тон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ton pur
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καθαρό ήχο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

suiwer toon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ren ton
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ren tone
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PURE TONE»

The term «pure tone» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.538 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PURE TONE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pure tone

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PURE TONE»

Discover the use of pure tone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pure tone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Audiology: Treatment
Pure-Tone Sweeps The most traditional test signal used in REMs is the pure- tone sweep. A pure-tone sweep is a series of tones presented one at a time, increasing in frequency. Pure-tone sweeps are usually flat-weighted; that is, each tone ...
Michael Valente, Holly Hosford-Dunn, Ross J. Roeser, 2008
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Quieting: A Practical Guide to Noise Control
Superimposed on this plot are contours of equal loudness for pure-tone sounds, depicted by the solid curved lines. On a given contour any pure tone at the sound level and frequency indicated will be judged by the average person to be ...
Raymond D. Berendt, Edith L. R. Corliss, Morris Ojalvo, 2000
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Audiologists' Desk Reference: Diagnostic audiology ...
D Foundations of Pure Tone Audiometry 79 79 *> Historical Reverheration: Raymond Carhart, the "Father of Audiology" *> Classic Quote: Carhart and Jerger on Pure Tone Audiometry D Measurement of Pure Tone Hearing Tbresholds 82 ...
James Wilbur Hall, H. Gustav Mueller, 1996
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Pure-tone Audiometry and Masking
Pure-Tone Audiometry and Masking, one of five texts planned within the Basic Audiometry division of the Core Clinical Concepts in Audiology Series, is a text devoted strictly to these important areas.
Maureen Valente, 2009
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Clinical Audiology: An Introduction
ESTABLISHING THE PURE-TONE AUDIOGRAM Establishing a pure-tone audiogram is the cornerstone of a hearing evaluation. Simple in concept and strategy, it can also be the most difficult of all measures in the audiologic battery.
Brad Stach, 2008
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Essentials of Audiology
The SRT has several clinical functions: (1) to serve as a measure for corroborating pure-tone thresholds, (2) to serve as a reference point for deciding on appropriate levels at which to administer suprathreshold speech recognition tests, (3) to ...
Stanley A. Gelfand, 2011
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Sensation and Perception
As noted earlier, sounds in the environment, such as those produced by musical instruments or people speaking, have waveforms that are more complex than the pure tone's sine-wave pattern ofpressure changes. Figure 11.5a shows the ...
E. Goldstein, 2013
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Psychoacoustics: Facts and Models
5.8, where the relative frequency difference between a pure tone of matching pitch and the fundamental frequency of an harmonic complex tone is given as a function of the corresponding fundamental frequency. Starting with the fundamental ...
Hugo Fastl, Eberhard Zwicker, 2007
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Hearing Loss:: Determining Eligibility for Social Security ...
Rationale and Procedures for Pure-Tone Testing An essential component of the test battery is an assessment of the softest sounds an individual can detect. The standard pure-tone threshold audiometric test for stimuli presented via earphones ...
Committee on Disability Determination for Individuals with Hearing Impairments, Susan Van Hemel, Robert A. Dobie, 2004
10
Clinical Otology
Among the 1662 subjects in the Framingham cohort, pure-tone thresholds increased with age.14 The rate of change with age did not differ by gender, although men had poorer threshold sensitivity. Word recognition ability declined with age ...
Gordon B. Hughes, Myles L. Pensak, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PURE TONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pure tone is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pure tones make it tougher to isolate noises
“The sound's frequency (pitch) didn't matter in the first experiment that used pure tones, but adding more frequencies helped the birds and humans in the second ... «Futurity: Research News, Jun 15»
2
Seraphic Fire, soloists at their finest in moving night of Bach and …
The pure tone of Rick Basehore's oboe solos stood out among fine playing by members of the Firebird Chamber Orchestra. Justin Blackwell at the organ ... «South Florida Classical Review, Apr 15»
3
When worlds converge, with Batiashvili and Lewis
Her pure tone (without a hint of bow noise) ranged from a silk thread to a full-bodied mezzo-soprano; his playing smoothed out the piano's percussive edges ... «Boston Classical Review, Mar 15»
4
Review: 'Carmina Burana' from Orlando Ballet and Bach Festival …
Foster had whole sequences drowned out by a children's choir — with a warm and pure tone, those young singers sounded wonderful, by the way. And a new ... «Orlando Sentinel, Nov 14»
5
Matrix's New Colorgraphics Lacquer and Colorgraphics Lift & Tone
Matrix's New Colorgraphics Lacquer and Colorgraphics Lift & Tone ... and can be applied full-strength or intermixed for ranges from pure tones to pastel shades. «ModernSalon.com, Jun 14»
6
Pure Tones For Healing - Harmonious Lissajous Knots - Pendulum …
What ties together Lissajous knots, the harmonic polyrhythms of Theremin's rhythmicon, and a way of adding sounds to Pendulum waves? And do they have ... «Science 2.0, May 14»
7
Michael Sweet Of Stryper, 'Heart Of Gold' - Exclusive Video Premiere
I thought 'Wow, she's got a really sweet pure tone and it would be perfect on the song.' So I reached out to Dave who is a friend of mine and that was it. The door ... «Ultimate Classic Rock, May 14»
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Get 20% off all Pure Tone instruments and accessories in March …
Music instruments specialist Musicroom.co.uk are running a promotion throughout the month of March with a 20% discount on all Pure Tone products. To take ... «All-Noise, Mar 14»
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Perceiving Is Believing
The quality of tone, or timbre, of an instrument, on the other hand, is less easy ... a different frequency range, the pure tone being the most localized or uniformly ... «PLoS Blogs, Oct 13»
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Peavey Announces DW Acoustic Guitar Series
Balancing pure tone with modern sophistication, Peavey's Composite Acoustics brand revolutionized the industry with super light yet responsive carbon fiber ... «Premier Guitar, Sep 13»

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