Antonyms for diapason

Grammar : Noun

Spell : dahy-uh-pey-zuh n, -suh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˌdaɪ əˈpeɪ zən, -sən

Definition of diapason

As in melody : noun harmony, tune
As in range : noun sphere, distance, extent
As in strain : noun melody
As in tune : noun melody, harmony
As in purview : noun range
As in gamut : noun range
As in harmony : noun musical accordance

Example sentences :

At last the curtain fell; but on such a storm and diapason of applause!
Extract from : « Zanoni » by Edward Bulwer Lytton

The dimensions of these pipes are regulated by a diapason, or scale.
Extract from : « Popular Technology; Volume 2 » by Edward Hazen

The diapason, with musicians, is a chord including all notes.
Extract from : « The Works of John Dryden, now first collected in Eighteen Volumes, Volume 11 » by John Dryden

Came the ghost of a scream, thin above the diapason all about.
Extract from : « Dust of the Desert » by Robert Welles Ritchie

They were the diapason of all the thought and feeling of that profound and passionate spirit.
Extract from : « Lothair » by Benjamin Disraeli

Diapason, in music, the concord of the first and last notes of an octave.
Extract from : « The New Gresham Encyclopedia » by Various

Then come the noisy nuisances, extending through all the diapason of sound.
Extract from : « Border and Bastille » by George A. Lawrence

In the "pedal organ" are 12 stops, viz.: Open diapason 16ft.
Extract from : « Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham » by Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell

Most organs have a Dulciana stop in the treble which corresponds with the Diapason in the bass.
Extract from : « Piano Tuning » by J. Cree Fischer

Test the reeds of this set just as you did those of the Diapason.
Extract from : « Piano Tuning » by J. Cree Fischer

Synonyms for diapason

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