fundamental
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- noun
- /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl/
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frecuencia fundamental
- The fundamental of a musical note is critical for musicians, as it determines the perceived pitch that listeners recognize.
- the fundamentals of music
So you go in there and when you hit the, you know, the fundamental frequency of like, say the width of the box, it's, it's just amazing.
- So you go in there and when you hit the, you know, the fundamental frequency of like, say the width of the box, it's, it's just amazing.
Examples
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They're not as loud as the fundamental, and we don't hear them as distinct tones, but they affect the quality of the sound, called timbre.
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Playing and hearing the partial tones seems to sensitize many listeners to the presence of the partials in the original low C, enabling some students to hear a particular partial when the fundamental is played.
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And since this was all pre-atonal music, the harmonic fundamental was much stronger than it is now.
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A simple pluck of this string looks like this, and as you can see, the fundamental vibration in the string is always half a full wavelength.
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Music teachers should be able to use computer-assisted instruction (CAI) software in a similar way to help teach such concepts as music fundamentals, instrumental fingerings, ear training, and music history.
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First- and second-year instrumental students, often older elementary or middle school students, may have difficulty studying improvisation because they must also focus on such fundamentals of music as melody, rhythm, and new notes, while learning the basic principles of playing an instrument, such as fingerings and bowings.
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In music theory, the fundamental frequency is the lowest pitch of a sound wave, which forms the basis of its harmonic structure.
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To understand how chords are formed, it's essential to study the concept of the fundamental tones that generate the harmony.
Synonyms
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The lowest note a sound makes that decides its pitch
The basic tone of a musical note that gives its pitch
Antonyms
Compounds
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A very small part of matter not made of smaller parts like an electron or quark
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A set of basic rules that explains how a country's government works and what rights people have
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Look at a company's money, managers, and market to find its real value
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A basic force that makes energy move between very small parts of matter, like gravity or electricity
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A basic quantity like length, mass, or time that measurement systems use
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A basic physical amount used to measure things, like length or mass
How Fundamental
Surface Forms
Etymology
In music, the fundamental comes from the Latin fundamentum, 'foundation', and so the fundamental is the lowest, base tone that gives a note its main pitch.