Definition of unison Unison

/juˈnʌsʌn/ - [yunusun] - u•ni•son

We found 13 definitions of unison from 6 different sources.

What does unison mean?

Noun Plural: unisons
unison - (music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves; "singing in unison"
		sound the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
unison - occurring together or simultaneously; "the two spoke in unison"
unison - corresponding exactly; "marching in unison"

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unison (Noun)
The state of being together, in harmony, at the same time, as one, synchronized.
unison (Noun)
The simultaneous playing of an identical note more than once.

unison (n.)
Harmony; agreement; concord; union.
unison (n.)
Identity in pitch; coincidence of sounds proceeding from an equality in the number of vibrations made in a given time by two or more sonorous bodies. Parts played or sung in octaves are also said to be in unison, or in octaves.
unison (n.)
A single, unvaried.
unison (n.)
Sounding alone.
unison (n.)
Sounded alike in pitch; unisonant; unisonous; as, unison passages, in which two or more parts unite in coincident sound.

unison
ū′ni-son, n. oneness or agreement of sound: concord: harmony—adj. U′nisōnal.—adv. U′nisōnally.—n. U′nisōnance, state of being unisonant: accordance of sounds.—adjs. U′nisōnant, U′nisōnous, being in unison. [L. unus, one, sonus a sound, sonāre, to sound.]

Unison is a word meaning “one sound”. In music it is used to mean that all instruments or voices are sounding at the same pitch.

In church music the words “unison” and “harmony” are used a lot. “Unison” means that everyone sings the tune. In fact, the men will be singing an octave lower than the women and children, but it is still loosely called “unison”. When the choir split into “harmony” they sing four different parts. They are no longer singing in unison.

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unison in sign language