Definitions for diesis

diesis di·e·sis

Spelling: [dahy-uh-sis]
IPA: /ˈdaɪ ə sɪs/

Diesis is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 48 anagrams from letters in diesis (deiiss).

Definitions for diesis

noun

  1. double dagger.

Origin of diesis

1350-1400; orig., any of several musical intervals smaller than a tone (for which a double dagger was used as a symbol); Middle English Latin di(h)esis Greek díesis literally, a sending throu

Examples for diesis

The ratio which expresses the value of the diesis is that of 128 to 125.

A diesis is a quarter tone; hence in a semitone there are included two dieses.

Word Value for diesis
Scrable

7

Words with friends

7

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