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Definitions for diapason
ˌdaɪ əˈpeɪ zən, -səndi·a·pa·son
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Princeton's WordNet
diapason, diapason stopnoun
either of the two main stops on a pipe organ
Wiktionary
diapasonnoun
the range or scope of something, especially of notes in a scale, or of a particular musical instrument
Etymology: diapason, from διαπασων, that is διά + πασων (χορδων) ‘through all (notes)’.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
Wikipedia
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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 Dictionary
Diapasonnoun
the octave, or interval which includes all the tones of the diatonic scale
Diapasonnoun
concord, as of notes an octave apart; harmony
Diapasonnoun
the entire compass of tones
Diapasonnoun
a standard of pitch; a tuning fork; as, the French normal diapason
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
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 Dictionary
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
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of diapason in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of diapason in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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