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partial
noun
in
acoustics
,
any
of
the
individual
pure
tones
(
harmonics
or
overtones
)
that
together
make
up
a
complex
musical
sound
•
A
violin
note
contains
many
partials
that
give
it
its
rich
sound
.
A
violin
note
contains
many
partials
that
give
it
its
rich
sound
.
•
Sound
engineers
can
isolate
a
specific
partial
using
special
filters
.
Sound
engineers
can
isolate
a
specific
partial
using
special
filters
.
Adopted
in
19th-century
acoustics
from
the
idea
of
a
"
partial
"
component
of
a
whole
sound
.
