Definitions for unisonˈyu nə sən, -zən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
u•ni•sonˈyu nə sən, -zən(n.)
coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
Category: Music and Dance
the performance of musical parts at the same pitch or at the octave.
Category: Music and Dance
a sounding together in octaves, esp. of male and female voices or of higher and lower instruments of the same class.
Category: Music and Dance
a state or process in which all members or elements behave in the same way at the same time.
Idioms for unison:
in unison, in perfect accord; in synchrony or agreement: at the same time; all at once:
to march in unison; My feelings are in unison with yours.
students shouting answers in unison.
Category: Idiom
Origin of unison:
1565–75; < ML ūnisonus of a single sound = L ūni-uni - +sonus sound
u•nis′o•nal(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
unison(noun)
corresponding exactly
"marching in unison"
unison(noun)
occurring together or simultaneously
"the two spoke in unison"
unison(noun)
(music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves
"singing in unison"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
unison(noun)ˈyu nə sən, -zən
all together
to sing in unison
Wiktionary
UNISON(ProperNoun)
A public sector trade union in the UK
unison(Noun)
The state of being together, in harmony, at the same time, as one, synchronized.
Everyone moved in unison, but the sudden change in weight distribution capsized the boat.
unison(Noun)
The simultaneous playing of an identical note more than once.
Webster Dictionary
Unison(noun)
harmony; agreement; concord; union
Unison(noun)
identity in pitch; coincidence of sounds proceeding from an equality in the number of vibrations made in a given time by two or more sonorous bodies. Parts played or sung in octaves are also said to be in unison, or in octaves
Unison(noun)
a single, unvaried
Unison(noun)
sounding alone
Unison(noun)
sounded alike in pitch; unisonant; unisonous; as, unison passages, in which two or more parts unite in coincident sound
Translations for unison
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
unison(noun)
an identical musical note, or series of notes, produced by several voices singing, or instruments playing, together
They sang in unison.
- sáámAfrikaans
- وِحْدَة النَّغَماتArabic
- съзвучиеBulgarian
- uníssonoPortuguese (BR)
- jednohlasCzech
- der EinklangGerman
- korDanish
- μουσική αρμονίαGreek
- unísonoSpanish
- unisoonEstonian
- قطعۀ تک آواFarsi
- yksiääninenFinnish
- unissonFrench
- בְּתֵיאוּםHebrew
- एकसुरHindi
- jednoglasjeCroatian
- uniszónóHungarian
- perpaduanIndonesian
- einröddun, einhljómurIcelandic
- unisonoItalian
- 斉唱Japanese
- 동일음Korean
- unisonasLithuanian
- unisonsLatvian
- serentakMalay
- unisonoDutch
- enstemmig sang/klangNorwegian
- unisonoPolish
- uníssonoPortuguese
- unisonRomanian
- унисонRussian
- jednohlasSlovak
- enoglasjeSlovenian
- sazvučjeSerbian
- samklang, harmoni, unisontSwedish
- เสียงเดียวกันThai
- ahenk, birlikTurkish
- 齊唱Chinese (Trad.)
- унісонUkrainian
- اتحاد، ہم آہنگيUrdu
- hợp xướngVietnamese
- 齐唱Chinese (Simp.)
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