Definitions for Diapason
ˌdaɪ əˈpeɪ zən, -səndi·a·pa·son

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diapason, diapason stopnoun

   either of the two main stops on a pipe organ

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diapasonnoun

   the range or scope of something, especially of notes in a scale, or of a particular musical instrument

2. Etymology: diapason, from διαπασων, that is διά + πασων (χορδων) ‘through all (notes)’.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Diapasonnoun

   Diapason denotes a chord which includes all tones: it is the same with that we call an eighth, or an octave; because there are but seven tones or notes, and then the eighth is the same again with the first. John Harris

   Etymology: διὰπαζῶν.

   It discovereth the true coincidence of sounds into diapasons, which is the return of the same sound. Francis Bacon, Nat. History.

   Harsh din
   Broke the fair musick that all creatures made
   To their great Lord, whose love their motion sway’d
   In perfect diapason, whilst they stood
   In first obedience, and their state of good. John Milton.

   Many a sweet rise, many as sweet a fall,
   A full-mouth diapason swallows all. Richard Crashaw.

   From harmony, from heav’nly harmony,
   This universal frame began:
   From harmony to harmony
   Through all the compass of the notes it ran,
   The diapason closing full in man. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diapasón

   A list of films produced in Argentina in 1986:

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1. diapason

   Diapason generally refers to the entire range or scope of something, particularly in music, where it denotes a full range of harmonious notes that can be played on a certain instrument or sung by a specific voice type. It originally also refers to the principal stop of an organ.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Diapasonnoun

   the octave, or interval which includes all the tones of the diatonic scale

2. Diapasonnoun

   concord, as of notes an octave apart; harmony

3. Diapasonnoun

   the entire compass of tones

4. Diapasonnoun

   a standard of pitch; a tuning fork; as, the French normal diapason

5. Diapasonnoun

   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

6. Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. diapasw^n (i. e., "h dia` pasw^n chordw^n symfoni`a the concord of the first and last notes, the octave); dia` through + pasw^n, gen. pl. of pa^s all: cf. F. diapason. Cf. Panacea.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Diapason

   dī-a-pā′zon, n. a whole octave: a harmony: a full volume of various sounds in concord: correct pitch: the two foundation-stops of an organ (open and stopped diapason)—(Spens.) Dī′apase. [Gr. dia, through, and pasōn, gen. pl. of pas, all—part of the Gr. phrase, dia pasōn chordōn symphōnia, concord through all the notes.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Diapason in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Diapason in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Diapason
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Diapason
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Diapason
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diapason
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Diapason
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Diapason