Definitions for diapasons

diapasons di·a·pa·son

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

Diapasons is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 340 anagrams from letters in diapasons (aadinopss).

Definitions for diapasons

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 diapasons

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 diapasons

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Word Value for diapasons
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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