diesis

[ dahy-uh-sis ]

/ ˈdaɪ ə sɪs /

noun, plural di·e·ses [dahy-uh-seez]. /ˈdaɪ əˌsiz/. Printing.

double dagger.

Origin of diesis

1350–1400; originally, any of several musical intervals smaller than a tone (for which a double dagger was used as a symbol); Middle English <Latin di(h)esis<Greek díesis literally, a sending through, equivalent to die-, base of diïénai to send through (di-di-³ + hiénai to send) + -sis-sis

Words nearby diesis

dieseling, dieselize, diesel oil, diesinker, Dies Irae, diesis, dies non, die stamping, diester, diestock, diestrus

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Example sentences from the Web for diesis

The ratio which expresses the value of the diesis is that of 128 to 125.
Piano Tuning|J. Cree Fischer
A diesis is a quarter tone; hence in a semitone there are included two dieses.
Ten Books on Architecture|Vitruvius

British Dictionary definitions for diesis

diesis

/ (ˈdaɪɪsɪs) /

noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)

printing another name for double dagger

music

(in ancient Greek theory) any interval smaller than a whole tone, esp a semitone in the Pythagorean scale
(in modern theory) the discrepancy of pitch in just intonation between an octave and either a succession of four ascending minor thirds (great diesis), or a succession of three ascending major thirds (minor diesis)

Word Origin for diesis

C16: via Latin from Greek: a quarter tone, literally: a sending through, from diienai; the double dagger was originally used in musical notation

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单词	diesis
释义	diesis [ dahy-uh-sis ] / ˈdaɪ ə sɪs / noun, plural di·e·ses [dahy-uh-seez]. /ˈdaɪ əˌsiz/. Printing. double dagger. Origin of diesis 1350–1400; originally, any of several musical intervals smaller than a tone (for which a double dagger was used as a symbol); Middle English <Latin di(h)esis<Greek díesis literally, a sending through, equivalent to die-, base of diïénai to send through (di-di-³ + hiénai to send) + -sis-sis Words nearby diesis dieseling, dieselize, diesel oil, diesinker, Dies Irae, diesis, dies non, die stamping, diester, diestock, diestrus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for diesis The ratio which expresses the value of the diesis is that of 128 to 125. Piano Tuning\|J. Cree Fischer A diesis is a quarter tone; hence in a semitone there are included two dieses. Ten Books on Architecture\|Vitruvius British Dictionary definitions for diesis diesis / (ˈdaɪɪsɪs) / noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz) printing another name for double dagger music (in ancient Greek theory) any interval smaller than a whole tone, esp a semitone in the Pythagorean scale (in modern theory) the discrepancy of pitch in just intonation between an octave and either a succession of four ascending minor thirds (great diesis), or a succession of three ascending major thirds (minor diesis) Word Origin for diesis C16: via Latin from Greek: a quarter tone, literally: a sending through, from diienai; the double dagger was originally used in musical notation 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
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