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FUNDAMENTAL TONE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-11-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Music (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- partial
1, record 1, English, partial
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- overtone 2, record 1, English, overtone
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of the tones produced by the complex vibrations comprising a musical tone and extending in range from the fundamental upward through the entire overtone series. 3, record 1, English, - partial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
These various modes of vibration are known as partials, or overtones. 2, record 1, English, - partial
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Musique (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- partiel
1, record 1, French, partiel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tout corps capable de vibrer peut le faire d'un très grand nombre de manières. Mais, dans chaque cas, il vibre en présentant des points ou des lignes d'immobilité (nœuds ou lignes nodales), de sorte qu'il se divise en «parties» qui semblent vibrer indépendamment. Aussi appelle-t-on «partiels» les sons qu'il émet quand il vibre suivant des modes de résonance [...] les partiels d'une corde vibrante forment une série de sons à peu près harmoniques. 1, record 1, French, - partiel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Música (Generalidades)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- parcial
1, record 1, Spanish, parcial
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- sobretono 2, record 1, Spanish, sobretono
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cada una de las frecuencias más altas que acompañan a la que determina el tono de un sonido. 2, record 1, Spanish, - parcial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los parciales son las ondas que complementan a la onda fundamental para crear un timbre, si las frecuencias de los parciales son múltiplos enteros de la frecuencia fundamental son denominados parciales armónicos, y si son múltiplos reales son denominados no armónicos. 3, record 1, Spanish, - parcial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Los modos vibratorios reciben el nombre de parciales o sobretonos. Las cuerdas quisieran oscilar lo más cerca posible de los parciales armónicos, es decir, múltiplos enteros del fundamental. 4, record 1, Spanish, - parcial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Si las frecuencias de los sobretonos son múltiplos de la del tono, se llaman armónicos, porque el sonido resulta armonioso. 2, record 1, Spanish, - parcial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Parcial armónico, inarmónico, no armónico. 5, record 1, Spanish, - parcial
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-01-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Corporate Management (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- code of business ethics
1, record 2, English, code%20of%20business%20ethics
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- business code of ethics 2, record 2, English, business%20code%20of%20ethics
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Good governance is fundamental to conducting business responsibly across [the company] operations. [The company]... Code of Business Ethics sets the tone for how [it] conduct business globally. 3, record 2, English, - code%20of%20business%20ethics
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Gestion de l'entreprise (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- code d’éthique commerciale
1, record 2, French, code%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9thique%20commerciale
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- code d'éthique d'entreprise 2, record 2, French, code%20d%27%C3%A9thique%20d%27entreprise
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le code d’éthique commerciale [...] renferme les règles auxquelles est soumise toute personne qui effectue du travail sous les ordres d'un membre du personnel de l'entreprise [...] de sous-traitant ou d'entrepreneur. 3, record 2, French, - code%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9thique%20commerciale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-08-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Music (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- harmonic partial
1, record 3, English, harmonic%20partial
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Frequency(vibration) that results from subdivision of a fundamental pitch and that occurs simultaneously with the fundamental vibration, resulting in a complex or resonant tone. 2, record 3, English, - harmonic%20partial
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Strings would like to oscillate as closely as possible to harmonic partials or whole-number multiples of the fundamental. 3, record 3, English, - harmonic%20partial
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Musique (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- partiel harmonique
1, record 3, French, partiel%20harmonique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Composante du son dont la fréquence est forcément le multiple entier de la fréquence fondamentale. 1, record 3, French, - partiel%20harmonique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Música (Generalidades)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- parcial armónico
1, record 3, Spanish, parcial%20arm%C3%B3nico
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tono que es un múltiplo entero de la frecuencia fundamental. 2, record 3, Spanish, - parcial%20arm%C3%B3nico
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los timbres están formados por cantidades variables de armónicos o parciales que cambian a lo largo del tiempo con respecto a un tono o frecuencia fundamental. Los parciales son las ondas que complementan a la onda fundamental para crear un timbre, si las frecuencias de los parciales son múltiplos enteros de la frecuencia fundamental son denominados parciales armónicos, y si son múltiplos reales son denominados no armónicos. 3, record 3, Spanish, - parcial%20arm%C3%B3nico
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Las cuerdas quisieran oscilar lo más cerca posible de los parciales armónicos, es decir, múltiplos enteros del fundamental. 4, record 3, Spanish, - parcial%20arm%C3%B3nico
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Parcial inarmónico, no armónico. 2, record 3, Spanish, - parcial%20arm%C3%B3nico
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-02-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Acoustics (Physics)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- fundamental tone
1, record 4, English, fundamental%20tone
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Alternative theory proposed suggesting that tones can be broken down at the source by virtue of a trigonometric identity to produce a missing fundamental tone. 1, record 4, English, - fundamental%20tone
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pitch is an attribute of every musical tone; the fundemental, or first harmonic, of any tone is perceived as its pitch. 2, record 4, English, - fundamental%20tone
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Acoustique (Physique)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- ton fondamental
1, record 4, French, ton%20fondamental
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1995-11-16
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Music (General)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- root
1, record 5, English, root
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- fundamental 2, record 5, English, fundamental
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The lowest tone of a chord when arranged as a series of thirds; the fundamental. 2, record 5, English, - root
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The root of a chord is the note from which it originates; for instance of the Common Chord C-E-G the root is C 3, record 5, English, - root
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Musique (Généralités)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- note fondamentale
1, record 5, French, note%20fondamentale
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- fondamentale 1, record 5, French, fondamentale
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Selon l'harmonie classique, les accords sont constitués par plusieurs tierces superposées, la note inférieure, base de l'édifice, s'appelant "fondamentale". 1, record 5, French, - note%20fondamentale
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Música (Generalidades)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- fundamental
1, record 5, Spanish, fundamental
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
las cuerdas quisieran oscilar lo más cerca posible de los parciales armónicos, es decir, múltiplos enteros del fundamental. 1, record 5, Spanish, - fundamental
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