Meaning & use
diapason
A full, rich outpouring of harmonious sound, especially from music or many voices together.
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The choir's final chord swelled into a diapason that filled every corner of the cathedral.
A diapason of car horns and shouting rose from the crowded street below.
A note on using this word
In organ music, a diapason is also the name of a basic set of pipe stops that give the instrument its core tone.
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2. noun
A principal set of pipe stops on a pipe organ that produces its characteristic full tone.
The organist pulled out the diapason stop to give the hymn a broader, rounder sound.
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