- diapason stop
- nouneither of the two main stops on a pipe organ• Syn: ↑diapason• Hypernyms: ↑organ stop
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diapason stop
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diapason — ► NOUN 1) an organ stop sounding a main register of flue pipes. 2) a grand swelling burst of harmony. ORIGIN from Greek dia pas n khord n through all notes … English terms dictionary
stop — Synonyms and related words: English horn, abandon, abjure, abort, afterthought, allophone, alveolar, anchorage, apico alveolar, apico dental, arrest, arrestation, articulation, aspiration, assimilation, awe, baffle, ban, bar, barricade, barrier,… … Moby Thesaurus
diapason — Synonyms and related words: English horn, accord, accordance, air, attune, attunement, bassoon, baton, block flute, bombard, bourdon, carry, cello, chime, chiming, chromatic scale, claribel, clarinet, clarion, compass, concentus, concert, concert … Moby Thesaurus
stop — stopless, adj. stoplessness, n. /stop/, v., stopped or (Archaic) stopt; stopping; n. v.t. 1. to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running. 2. to cause to cease; put an end to: to stop noise in the street. 3. to interrupt, arrest, or… … Universalium
diapason — [ˌdʌɪə peɪs(ə)n, z ] noun 1》 (also open diapason or stopped diapason) an organ stop sounding a main register of flue pipes, typically of eight foot pitch. 2》 a grand swelling burst of harmony. Origin ME (denoting the interval of an octave): via L … English new terms dictionary
diapason — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek (hē) dia pasōn (chordōn symphōnia), literally, the concord through all the notes, from dia through + pasōn, genitive feminine plural of pas all more at dia , pan Date: circa 1501 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
diapason — di•a•pa•son [[t]ˌdaɪ əˈpeɪ zən, sən[/t]] n. 1) mad a full, rich outpouring of melodious sound 2) mad the compass of a voice or instrument 3) mad a fixed standard of pitch 4) mad a principal stop of a pipe organ extending through the range of the… … From formal English to slang
diapason — n. loud, harmonious burst of music; entire gamut or compass; principal organ stop … Dictionary of difficult words
organ stop — noun a graduated set of organ pipes of like tone quality • Hypernyms: ↑organ pipe, ↑pipe, ↑pipework • Hyponyms: ↑diapason, ↑diapason stop, ↑dulciana, ↑flue stop, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Organ stop — The choir division of the organ at St. Raphael s Cathedral, Dubuque, Iowa. Shown here are several ranks of pipes, each of which would be controlled from one of the stops on the console. An organ stop (or just stop) is a component of a pipe organ… … Wikipedia
