diapason
noun uk/ˌdaɪ.əˈpeɪ.zən/ us/ˌdaɪ.əˈpeɪ.zən/
(MUSIC)
[ C ] music specialized （管风琴的）主音栓
one of two main stops (= sets of pipes) of a pipe organ
The pipes play with open, stopped, and double diapason. 管风琴通过开管、闭管和低音主音栓演奏。
One of the largest and most fundamental diapasons, or sets of pipes, was given away. 最大、最重要的主音栓之一便显露出来。
[ C ] music specialized （管风琴等）陡然变强的乐音
a musical sound that suddenly gets louder, like the sound of an organ
The hymn rose in a swelling diapason. 随着陡然而起的强音，圣歌也越来越嘹亮。
[ C ] music specialized 旋律，曲调
the range of sounds or notes made by something
Each trickle contributes its tiny warble to the diapason of the waterfall. 每一条涓涓细流都为瀑布的旋律贡献着自己微小的莺声燕语。
[ C ] music specialized 音叉（同 tuning fork）
a tuning fork
- More examples
- This organ incorporates parts of the original organ and also a pedal open diapason given as a gift to the church.
- The organ swelled in a muted diapason, soon dropping to an almost inaudible tone.
- The shattering symphonies or dying murmurs of the organ suggested the rushing of the wind through the forest, then the full diapason of the storm.
- The forks are tuned to a Diapason normal, also called low pitch or French pitch.
(RANGE)
[ S ] literary（活动、情绪等的）范围，领域
the full range of something
We can't quite find it in our hearts to sound the diapason of our disgust at what he has done. 我们实在不忍心充分表达对他所作所为的厌恶之情。