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Diapason Gestion, SICAV, S.A.(finance)

diapason (iou)



diapason noun & verb. . LME.
[Latin diapason from Greek diapason, i.e. dia pason (khordon) through all (notes).]
A. noun.
The interval of an octave; the consonance of two notes an octave apart; a part in music producing such a consonance. Now rare & chiefly Hist. LME.
Bacon The true Coincidence of Tones into Diapasons.
b. fig. Complete harmony or agreement. L16-L18.
a. The combination of notes or parts in a harmonious whole; a melody; esp. a swelling sound; a grand burst of harmony; a rich, deep burst of sound. E16.
H. M. Stanley A deep and melodious diapason of musical voices. R. H. Barham Full many an Aldermanic nose Rolled its loud diapason after dinner.
b. The whole range of notes in the scale; the compass of a voice or musical instrument. L17.
c. Range, spectrum, scope. M19.
A. Helps In marriage the whole diapason of joy and sorrow is sounded.
Either of two foundation stops in an organ (open diapason, stopped diapason), of which the open diapason gives the sound most characteristic of an organ; any of various other stops with flue pipes giving a similar quality of tone. E16.
A fixed standard of musical pitch, spec. 435 Hz (now superseded). M19.
b. verb trans. & intrans. Resound sonorously. E17.