SYMPATHETIC TONE
\sˌɪmpəθˈɛtɪk tˈə͡ʊn], \sˌɪmpəθˈɛtɪk tˈəʊn], \s_ˌɪ_m_p_ə_θ_ˈɛ_t_ɪ_k t_ˈəʊ_n]\
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(Music.) When a portion of the atmosphere is in such a state of vibration as to transmit a loud sound, and there is within it a chord (or other body) capable of vibrating either accurately or very nearly so with the same frequency, the chord or body makes Sympathetic vibrations and produces a Sympathetic tone.
By Henry Percy Smith
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