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diapason
(redirected from stopped diapason)

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di·a·pa·son  (d-pzn, -sn)
n.
1. A full, rich outpouring of harmonious sound.
2. The entire range of an instrument or voice.
3. Either of the two principal stops on a pipe organ that form the tonal basis for the entire scale of the instrument.
4. The interval and the consonance of an octave.
5. A standard indication of pitch.
6. A tuning fork.

[Middle English diapasoun, from Latin diapsn, the whole octave, from Greek dia psn (khordn), through all (the notes) : dia, through; see dia- + psn, feminine genitive pl. of ps, every; see pant- in Indo-European roots.]

diapason [ˌdaɪəˈpeɪzən -ˈpeɪsən]
n Music
1. (Music / Instruments) 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. (Music / Instruments) the compass of an instrument or voice
3. (Music, other) (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. (Music, other) (in classical Greece) an octave
[from Latin: the whole octave, from Greek: () dia pasōn (khordōn sumphōnia) (concord) through all (the notes), from dia through + pas all]
diapasonal , diapasonic [ˌdaɪəpeɪˈzɒnɪk -ˈsɒn-] adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.diapason - either of the two main stops on a pipe organ
organ stop - a graduated set of organ pipes of like tone quality
Translations
diapason [ˌdaɪəˈpeɪzən] Ndiapasón m
diapason
n (also Mus) → Diapason m or nt; open diapasonPrinzipal nt; stopped diapasongedacktes Prinzipal


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