Definitions for Diapason

Diapason di·a·pa·son

Spelling: [dahy-uh-pey-zuh n, -suh n]
IPA: /ˌdaɪ əˈpeɪ zən, -sən/

Diapason is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 280 anagrams from letters in Diapason (aadinops).

Definitions for Diapason

noun

  1. a full, rich outpouring of melodious sound.
  2. the compass of a voice or instrument.
  3. a fixed standard of pitch.
  4. either of two principal timbres or stops of a pipe organ, one of full, majestic tone (open diapason) and the other of strong, flutelike tone (stopped diapason)
  5. any of several other organ stops.
  6. a tuning fork.

Origin of Diapason

1350-1400; Middle English diapasoun Latin diapāsōn the whole octave Greek dià pāsôn (chordôn) through all (the notes), short for hē dià pāsôn chordôn symphōnía the concord through all the not

Examples for Diapason

In the "pedal organ" are 12 stops, viz.: Open diapason 16ft.

They were the diapason of all the thought and feeling of that profound and passionate spirit.

Then come the noisy nuisances, extending through all the diapason of sound.

The dimensions of these pipes are regulated by a diapason, or scale.

diapason, in music, the concord of the first and last notes of an octave.

Most organs have a Dulciana stop in the treble which corresponds with the diapason in the bass.

Test the reeds of this set just as you did those of the diapason.

The diapason, with musicians, is a chord including all notes.

At last the curtain fell; but on such a storm and diapason of applause!

Came the ghost of a scream, thin above the diapason all about.

Word Value for Diapason
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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