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roughness
roughness In this historical psychology source, roughness refers to a harsh quality of musical sound.
In this historical psychology source, roughness refers to a harsh quality of musical sound. It can mean an intermediate stage in hearing two tones together, a quality of some intervals caused by interacting overtones, the coarse character of low tones compared with smoother high tones, or the presence of noise or especially prominent partial tones in a sound.