eigenton, -tone Acoustics.
(ˈaɪgəntəʊn)
[a. and tr. G. eigenton.]
A frequency at which acoustic resonance characteristically occurs in an enclosure.
| 1940 [see eigen-]. 1962 A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio iii. 57 The even harmonics of the eigentones—the basic resonances of the room—will be missing. 1968 Chomsky & Halle Sound Pattern Eng. 352 The feature of ‘proper pitch’ (Eigenton)..subsumes the phonetically quite different features of rounding and backness. |