diapason
English
/daɪəˈpeɪzən/
noun
Definitions
- (music) The musical octave.
- (by extension) The range or scope of something, especially of notes in a scale, or of a particular musical instrument.
- (musical instrument) A tonal grouping of the flue pipes of a pipe organ.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin diapason derived from Ancient Greek διαπασῶν.
Origin
Ancient Greek
διαπασῶν
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- disdiapason English
- semidiapason English
- tridiapason English
- diapason Latin
- diapason French
- διαπασῶν Ancient Greek