equisonance

English

Etymology

From equi- + Latin sonans, present participle of sonare (“to sound”). Compare French équisonnance. See sonant.

Noun

equisonance (usually uncountable, plural equisonances)

(music) An equal and undistinguishable unison of voices; a perfect consonance.

References

“equisonance”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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