diapason

[ dahy-uh-pey-zuhn, -suhn ]

/ ˌdaɪ əˈpeɪ zən, -sən /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR diapason ON THESAURUS.COM

noun Music.

a full, rich outpouring of melodious sound.

the compass of a voice or instrument.

a fixed standard of pitch.

either of two principal timbres or stops of a pipe organ, one of full, majestic tone (open diapason ) and the other of strong, flutelike tone (stopped diapason ).

any of several other organ stops.

a tuning fork.

Origin of diapason

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English diapasoun, dyapason, from Latin diapāsōn “the whole octave,” from Greek dià pāsôn (chordôn) “through all (the notes),” short for hē dià pāsôn chordôn symphōnía “the concord through all the notes of the scale”

OTHER WORDS FROM diapason

di·a·pa·son·al, adjectivesub·di·a·pa·son, nounsub·di·a·pa·son·al, adjective

Words nearby diapason

Diana complex, diandrous, dianoetic, dianoia, dianthus, diapason, diapason normal pitch, diapause, diapedesis, diapente, diaper

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for diapason

Dr. Brownjohn's voice was now so deep that it vibrated in the pit of Michael's stomach like the diapason of the school organ.
Sinister Street, vol. 1|Compton Mackenzie
In the "pedal organ" are 12 stops, viz.: Open diapason 16ft.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
To these the organ, making use of diapason work only, formed a background, and it was not allowed to predominate over them.
Bach|Charles Francis Abdy Williams
Tim ran promptly through all the notes in his diapason, and the rest joined in on the middle register.
The Red Acorn|John McElroy

He liked the diapason of those sonorous hexameters, that roll on, sinking and swelling with the ebb and flow of a stormy sea.
Guy Livingstone;|George A. Lawrence

British Dictionary definitions for diapason

diapason

/ (ˌdaɪəˈpeɪzən, -ˈpeɪsən) /

noun music

either of two stops (open and stopped diapason) usually found throughout the compass of a pipe organ that give it its characteristic tone colour

the compass of an instrument or voice

(chiefly in French usage)

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)
a tuning fork or pitch pipe

(in classical Greece) an octave

Derived forms of diapason

diapasonal or diapasonic (ˌdaɪəpeɪˈzɒnɪk, -ˈsɒn-), adjective

Word Origin for diapason

C14: from Latin: the whole octave, from Greek: (hē) dia pasōn (khordōn sumphōnia) (concord) through all (the notes), from dia through + pas all

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	diapason
释义	diapason [ dahy-uh-pey-zuhn, -suhn ] / ˌdaɪ əˈpeɪ zən, -sən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR diapason ON THESAURUS.COM noun Music. a full, rich outpouring of melodious sound. the compass of a voice or instrument. a fixed standard of pitch. either of two principal timbres or stops of a pipe organ, one of full, majestic tone (open diapason ) and the other of strong, flutelike tone (stopped diapason ). any of several other organ stops. a tuning fork. Origin of diapason First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English diapasoun, dyapason, from Latin diapāsōn “the whole octave,” from Greek dià pāsôn (chordôn) “through all (the notes),” short for hē dià pāsôn chordôn symphōnía “the concord through all the notes of the scale” OTHER WORDS FROM diapason di·a·pa·son·al, adjectivesub·di·a·pa·son, nounsub·di·a·pa·son·al, adjective Words nearby diapason Diana complex, diandrous, dianoetic, dianoia, dianthus, diapason, diapason normal pitch, diapause, diapedesis, diapente, diaper Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for diapason Dr. Brownjohn's voice was now so deep that it vibrated in the pit of Michael's stomach like the diapason of the school organ. Sinister Street, vol. 1\|Compton Mackenzie In the "pedal organ" are 12 stops, viz.: Open diapason 16ft. Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham\|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell To these the organ, making use of diapason work only, formed a background, and it was not allowed to predominate over them. Bach\|Charles Francis Abdy Williams Tim ran promptly through all the notes in his diapason, and the rest joined in on the middle register. The Red Acorn\|John McElroy He liked the diapason of those sonorous hexameters, that roll on, sinking and swelling with the ebb and flow of a stormy sea. Guy Livingstone;\|George A. Lawrence British Dictionary definitions for diapason diapason / (ˌdaɪəˈpeɪzən, -ˈpeɪsən) / noun music either of two stops (open and stopped diapason) usually found throughout the compass of a pipe organ that give it its characteristic tone colour the compass of an instrument or voice (chiefly in French usage) 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) a tuning fork or pitch pipe (in classical Greece) an octave Derived forms of diapason diapasonal or diapasonic (ˌdaɪəpeɪˈzɒnɪk, -ˈsɒn-), adjective Word Origin for diapason C14: from Latin: the whole octave, from Greek: (hē) dia pasōn (khordōn sumphōnia) (concord) through all (the notes), from dia through + pas all Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to diapason chant, inflection, refrain, theme, music, lyric, area, space, spectrum, field, length, scope, territory, dimension, matter, concert, chorus, ditty, harmony, jingle
随便看	camorrista camote camouflage camouflet camoëns camp campagna campaign campaign button campaign chest campaign finance reform campaign fund campaign furniture campaign hat campaign ribbon campanella broken arrow broken-check broken chord broken coal broken consort broken-down broken field broken heart brokenhearted

diapason

noun Music.

Origin of diapason

OTHER WORDS FROM diapason

Words nearby diapason

Example sentences from the Web for diapason

British Dictionary definitions for diapason

noun music

Derived forms of diapason

Word Origin for diapason

Words related to diapason