| Diapason (diapason) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Di`a*pa"son |
| [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. |
The octave, or interval
which includes all the tones of the diatonic scale.
Concord, as of notes an octave apart;
harmony.
The entire compass of tones.
A standard of pitch; a tuning fork; as,
the French normal diapason.
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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