diapasão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French diapason.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.a.paˈzɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒɪ.a.paˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒja.paˈzɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒja.paˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /di.ɐ.pɐˈzɐ̃w̃/, (faster pronunciation) /djɐ.pɐˈzɐ̃w̃/

Noun

diapasão m (plural diapasões)

  1. (music) tuning fork (fork-shaped object which emits a tone)
  2. (music) a musical note, generally A (la), used as a reference to tune instruments and voices
  3. (music) any voice's or instrument's timbre, pitch or volume; the extension that a voice or instrument can reach
  4. (music) in a normal sound scale, the position occupied by a voice or instrument
  5. (by extension) small device used to diagnose deafness and other hearing-related conditions
  6. (figuratively) a condition taken as a model or reference to make a comparison; level
  7. (figuratively, colloquial) the vibrant pace or rhythm of life
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