单词 | diapason |
释义 | Word Frequency diapason(ˌdaɪəˈpeɪzən, -ˈpeɪsən) noun music 1. either of two stops (open and stopped diapason) usually found throughout the compass of a pipe organ that give it its characteristic tone colour 2. the compass of an instrument or voice 3. (chiefly in French usage) a. a standard pitch used for tuning, esp the now largely obsolete one of A above middle C = 435 hertz, known as diapason normal (French(djapazɔ̃ nɔrmal) b. a tuning fork or pitch pipe 4. (in classical Greece) an octave Derived forms diapasonal (diaˈpasonal) or diapasonic (ˌdaɪəpeɪˈzɒnɪk, -ˈsɒn-) adjective Word origin C14: from Latin: the whole octave, from Greek: (hē) dia pasōn (khordōn sumphōnia) (concord) through all (the notes), from dia through + pas all |
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