Diapason
noun di·a·pa·son
- a : a burst of sound <diapasons of
laughter>
b : the
principal foundation stop in the organ extending through the complete range of
the instrumentc (1) : the entire compass of musical
tones (2) : range, scope diapason
of her responses — Mindy Aloff>- a : tuning
fork
b : a standard
of pitch
Middle English, from
Latin, from Greek (hē) dia pasōn (chordōn symphōnia), literally,
the concord through all the notes, from dia through + pasōn, genitive
feminine plural of pas all — more at dia-, pan-
First Known Use: circa 1501
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