diapason

di·a·pa·son

 (dī′ə-pā′zən, -sən)

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.

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

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diapason

(ˌdaɪəˈpeɪzən; -ˈpeɪsən)

n

1. (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. (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

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

diaˈpasonal, diapasonic adj

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di•a•pa•son

(ˌdaɪ əˈpeɪ zən, -sən)

n.

1. a full, rich outpouring of melodious sound.

2. the compass of a voice or instrument.

3. a fixed standard of pitch.

4. a principal stop of a pipe organ extending through the range of the instrument.

5. tuning fork.

[1350–1400; Middle English diapasoun < Latin diapāsōn the whole octave < Greek dià pāsôn (chordôn) through all (the notes), short for hē dià pāsôn chordôn symphōnía the concord through all the notes of the scale]

di`a•pa′son•al, adj.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

diapason - either of the two main stops on a pipe organ diapason stop organ stop - a graduated set of organ pipes of like tone quality

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Translations

διαπασών

accordoirdiapason

diapason

[ˌdaɪəˈpeɪzən] N → diapasón m

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diapason

n (also Mus) → Diapason m or nt; open diapason → Prinzipal nt; stopped diapason → gedacktes Prinzipal

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