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diapason
[ dahy-uh-pey-zuhn, -suhn ]
noun
- 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.
diapason
/ ˌdaɪəˈpeɪzən; -ˈsɒn-; ˌdaɪəpeɪˈzɒnɪk; -ˈpeɪsən /
noun
- 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
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Derived Forms
- diaˈpasonal, adjective
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Other Words From
- dia·pason·al adjective
- subdi·a·pason noun
- subdi·a·pason·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of diapason1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of diapason1
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Example Sentences
We have worked this out for all classes of tone—string, flute and diapason—and the law holds good in every instance.
Willis even went so far as to slot all of his Diapason pipes, and Cavaill-Coll sometimes adopted a similar practice.
The leathered Diapason, indeed, is now attaining a zenith of popularity both in England and America.
This was a large metal Diapason of ordinary construction, voiced on heavy wind pressure.
By no other means known to-day can anything approaching such grand and dignified Diapason tone be produced.
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