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Shepard tone en · NOUN

Etymology

For Roger Shepard, American scientist.

Meanings

  1. A superposition of sine waves, separated by an octave, whose relative amplitude may be varied to give the illusion of a rising or falling note.

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Relateds

Shepard scale

wikipedia: Roger Shepard