โอเวอร์โทน(oh-wer-tohn)

Meanings

1NounB2

overtone; underlying meaning

an underlying quality, meaning, or implication that is not directly stated

Examples

ถึงแม้tĕung máeถึงแม้tĕung máe1even though; although2even ifเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1smile2[to] smileแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)คำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoโอเวอร์โทนoh-wer-tohnโอเวอร์โทนoh-wer-tohn1overtone; underlying meaning2overtone (music)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsการประชดประชันgaan bprà-chót bprà-chanการประชดประชันgaan bprà-chót bprà-chansarcasm; mocking ironyอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remain
Even though he was smiling, his words had an overtone of sarcasm.
2NounC1

overtone (music)

a musical tone that is part of the harmonic series above a fundamental note

Examples

เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]ดีดdèetดีดdèet1[to] pluck/strum (string instrument)2[to] flick; snap (with the finger)3[to] spring back; rebound4[to] lift/tilt up quicklyกีตาร์โปร่งgee-dtâa bpròhngกีตาร์โปร่งgee-dtâa bpròhngacoustic (steel-string) guitarเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneโอเวอร์โทนoh-wer-tohnโอเวอร์โทนoh-wer-tohn1overtone; underlying meaning2overtone (music)เบาๆbao baoเบาๆbao bao1gently; softly; quietly; lightly; slightly; mildly2casually; in a relaxed way; not too seriouslyลอยloiลอยloi1floating; adrift2[to] float; drift3[to] hover; be suspended4[to] float (price/exchange rate)ออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2[to] come out; appear; be issued3[to] produce; emit; put out4[to] pay; spend; disburse5[to] issue; publish6out; outward7resulting; turn out8[to] quit; resign9[in sports] out of boundsมาพร้อมกับmaa próm gàpมาพร้อมกับmaa próm gàp1[to] come with; be accompanied by2[to] be equipped/bundled with [sth]; include [sth]เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneโน้ตหลักnóht làkโน้ตหลักnóht làkmain note; key point; main feature
When you strum an acoustic guitar, you can hear soft overtones floating out along with the main note.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

โอเวอร์oo-wêrโอเวอร์oo-wêr1over the top; exaggerated2too much; excessively3[to] go over a limit (informal)Part 1
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โทนtohnโทนtohn1monotone; single-tone2overall mood/style3monochrome; single-color style4tone; color tone; tintPart 2
โอเวอร์โทนoh-wer-tohnโอเวอร์โทนoh-wer-tohnovertone; underlying meaning