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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024di•a•pa•son (dī′ə pā′zən, -sən),USA pronunciation n. [Music.]- Music and Dancea full, rich outpouring of melodious sound.
- Music and Dancethe compass of a voice or instrument.
- Music and Dancea fixed standard of pitch.
- Music and Danceeither 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).
- Music and Danceany of several other organ stops.
- Music and Dancea tuning fork.
- Greek dià pāsôn (chordôn) through all (the notes), short for hē dià pāsôn chordôn symphōnía the concord through all the notes of the scale
- Latin diapāsōn the whole octave
- Middle English diapasoun 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: diapason /ˌdaɪəˈpeɪzən -ˈpeɪsən/ n - 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
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin: the whole octave, from Greek: (hē) dia pasōn (khordōn sumphōnia) (concord) through all (the notes), from dia through + pas all |