ETYM French.
(French) slight shade or difference.
A subtle difference in meaning; SYN. nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement.

ETYM A translation of German oberton. Related to Over,Tone.
1. A harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency.r /> 2. (Usually plural) An ulterior implicit meaning or quality.
Note that has a frequency or pitch that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency, the sounding body's natural frequency. Each sound source produces a unique set of overtones, which gives the source its quality or timbre. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. shade, shadewe, schadewe, as. sceadu, scead; akin to os. skado, Dutch schaduw, Old High Germ. scato, (gen. scatewes), German schatten, Goth. skadus, Irish and Gael. sgath, and probably to Greek skotos darkness. Cf. Shadow, Shed a hat.
1. A quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; SYN. tint, tincture, tone.
2. Relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body; SYN. shadiness, shadowiness.
3. Something that protects from direct sunlight. + prikaži više