Subtone
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A secondary or lesser tone (in sound or colour).
"It had a slight rasp, soft subtones in the low notes and even control through the registers; he scattered stylized shakes of vibrato all through his playing."
Example
More examples"It had a slight rasp, soft subtones in the low notes and even control through the registers; he scattered stylized shakes of vibrato all through his playing."
Etymology
From sub- + tone.
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