diapason
Full harmonic compass
Diapason is a musical term with several related meanings, all involving the full range or compass of sound.
It can mean the entire scope of a voice or instrument, a standard of pitch, or a rich burst of harmonious sound.
In organs, the diapason is the principal foundation stop that gives the instrument its characteristic tone.
The word appears in literary contexts to describe any grand, swelling harmony: the full diapason of the orchestra.
Eight-note interval
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- gamutFull range of something
- scopeExtent or range
- spanDistance between endpoints
breadth · extent · sweep · register · scale · spectrum · ambit · reach
Richness of tone
- richnessState of abundance
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- fullnessState of being complete
- depthDistance below surface
blend · concord · consonance · timbre · tonality · volume · amplitude · reverberation
Cease all motion
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
- flueChimney's inner passage
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- principalChief school administrator
pedal · manual · voicing · mixture · chorus · tonal · registration
Standard tuning frequency
- pitchforkPronged tool for moving straw
- pitch pipeDevice producing reference tones
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- equal temperamentUniform pitch division system
intonation · calibration · frequency · tuning fork · standardization · adjustment · fine-tuning · tuner
octave
Eight-note interval
span · breadth · extent · sweep · register · scale · spectrum · ambit · reach · stretch
sonority
Richness of tone
- richnessState of abundance
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- fullnessState of being complete
depth · blend · concord · consonance · timbre · tonality · volume · amplitude · reverberation · overtones
stop
Cease all motion
principal · pedal · manual · voicing · mixture · chorus · tonal · registration
concert pitch
Standard tuning frequency
- pitchforkPronged tool for moving straw
- pitch pipeDevice producing reference tones
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
equal temperament · intonation · calibration · frequency · tuning fork · standardization · adjustment · fine-tuning · tuner · pitch control
diapasonlimited range
Restricted extent of operation
monotone · limitation · fragment · excerpt
diapasoninsignificance
Lack of consequence or weight
triviality · minuteness · modesty · restraint · understatement