Sine Tone

A tone with a single frequency, also known as a pure tone or sinus tone. Its waveform is that of a sine wave, and is usually produced by a sine wave oscillator or by a computer. See: Simple Tone.

Psychoacoustics has traditionally used sine tones as stimuli in determining the various responses of the auditory system.

See: Aural Harmonics, Combination Tones, Critical Bandwidth, Differential Threshold, Equal Loudness Contours, Phon, Pitch, Sone.