diapason

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin diapason, from Ancient Greek διαπασῶν (diapasôn), that is διά (diá, “through”) + πασῶν (pasôn, “all”) (χορδῶν (khordôn, “notes”)), “through all (notes)”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /daɪəˈpeɪzən/, /daɪəˈpeɪsən/ Rhymes: -eɪzən, -eɪsən === Noun === diapason (plural diapasons) (music) The musical octave. (by extension, literary) The range or scope of something, especially of notes in a scale, or of a particular musical instrument. Synonyms: range, scope (music) A tonal grouping of the flue pipes of a pipe organ. (music) One of the lowest strings on an archlute, theorbo, chitarrone, or similar bass lute-family instrument, usually unfrettable. A harmonious outpouring of sound. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Octave on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Flue pipe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Organ stop on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin diapason, from Ancient Greek διαπασῶν (diapasôn), that is διά (diá, “through”) + πασῶν (pasôn, “all”) (χορδῶν (khordôn, “notes”)), “through all (notes)”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dja.pa.zɔ̃/ === Noun === diapason m (countable and uncountable, plural diapasons) (music, uncountable) range, diapason (countable) a tuning fork Synonym: accordoir ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: diapasão === Further reading === “diapason”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Noun === diapason m (invariable) (music) tuning fork Synonym: corista diapason (figurative, by extension) tone (of a voice, conversation, etc.) ==== Derived terms ==== dare il diapason === Further reading === diapason on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it diapason in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === anapsido, spaiando