diapason (n.) The octave, or interval which includes all the tones of
the diatonic scale.
diapason (n.) Concord, as of notes an octave apart; harmony.
diapason (n.) The entire compass of tones.
diapason (n.) A standard of pitch; a tuning fork; as, the French normal
diapason.
diapason (n.) 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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diapason dī-a-pā′zon, n. a whole
octave: a harmony: a full volume of various sounds in concord: correct
pitch: the two foundation-stops of an organ (open and stopped
diapason)—(Spens.) Dī′apase. [Gr. dia, through, and
pasōn, gen. pl. of pas, all—part of the Gr.
phrase, dia pasōn chordōn symphōnia, concord
through all the notes.]
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