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Diapason
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What's The Definition Of Diapason?
[n] either of the two main stops on a pipe organ
Synonyms | Synonyms for Diapason: diapason stop Related Terms | Find terms related to Diapason: accord | accordance | air | attune | attunement | bassoon | baton | block flute | bombard | bourdon | carry | cello | chime | chiming | chromatic scale | claribel | clarinet | clarion | compass | concentus | concert | concert flute | concord | concordance | consecutive intervals | consonance | consonancy | consort | cornet | cornopean | cromorna | cymbel | degree | descant | diatessaron | diatonic interval | diatonic semitone | dodecuple scale | dulciana | English horn | enharmonic diesis | enharmonic interval | enharmonic scale | euphony | fifth | flute stop | foundation stop | fourniture | fourth | gamba | gamut | gedeckt | gemshorn | great scale | half step | halftone | harmonic flute | harmonics | harmony | heavy harmony | homophony | hybrid stop | interval | koppel flute | larigot | lay | less semitone | major scale | measure | melodia | melodic interval | melodic minor | metronome | minor scale | mixture | monochord | monody | music stand | mutation stop | mute | nazard | note | oboe | octave | octave scale | organ stop | parallel octaves | pentatonic scale | piccolo | pitch pipe | plein jeu | posaune | principal | quint | quintaten | radius | range | rank | ranket | reach | reed stop | register | rhythmometer | rohr flute | scale | scope | second | semitone | sesquialtera | seventh | shawm | sixth | sonometer | spectrum | spitz flute | step | stick | stop | stopped diapason | stopped flute | strain | stretch | string diapason | string stop | sweep | symphony | synchronism | synchronization | temperament | third | three-part harmony | tierce | tone | tone measurer | tremolo | trombone | trumpet | tune | tuning | tuning bar | tuning fork | tuning pipe | twelfth | unda maris | unison | unison interval | unisonance | vibrato | viola | voix celeste | vox angelica | vox humana | warble | whole step | whole-tone scale See Also | organ stop Diapason In Webster's Dictionary \Di`a*pa"son\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? (i. e., ? ? ? the
concord of the first and last notes, the octave); dia`
through + ?, gen. pl. of ? all: cf. F. diapason. Cf.
{Panacea}.]
1. (Gr. Mus.) The octave, or interval which includes all the
tones of the diatonic scale.
2. Concord, as of notes an octave apart; harmony.
The fair music that all creatures made . . . In
perfect diapason. --Milton.
3. The entire compass of tones.
Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The
diapason closing full in man. --Dryden.
4. A standard of pitch; a tuning fork; as, the French normal
diapason.
5. One of certain stops in the organ, so called because they
extend through the scale of the instrument. They are of
several kinds, as {open diapason}, {stopped diapason},
{double diapason}, and the like.
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