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Definition of aural harmonic

: an overtone that is heard by the normal ear when a pure tone of suitable frequency and intensity is sounded and that is presumably due to the nonlinear response of the ear mechanism — compare combination tone, difference tone, summation tone

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“Aural harmonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aural%20harmonic. Accessed 20 May. 2022.

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