Diapason vs. Instrument
Diapasonnoun
(music) The musical octave.
Diapasonnoun
The range or scope of something, especially of notes in a scale, or of a particular musical instrument.
Diapasonnoun
(musical instrument) A tonal grouping of the flue pipes of a pipe organ.
Diapasonnoun
The octave, or interval which includes all the tones of the diatonic scale. Compare disdiapason.
Diapasonnoun
Concord, as of notes an octave apart; harmony.
Diapasonnoun
The entire compass of tones; the entire compass of tones of a voice or an instrument.
Diapasonnoun
A standard of pitch; a tuning fork; as, the French normal diapason.
Diapasonnoun
One of certain stops in the organ, so called because they extend through the scale of the instrument. They are of several kinds, as open diapason, stopped diapason, double diapason, and the like.
Diapasonnoun
either of the two main stops on a pipe organ
Instrumentnoun
A device used to produce music.
Instrumentnoun
A means or agency for achieving an effect.
Instrumentnoun
A measuring or displaying device.
Instrumentnoun
A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.
Instrumentnoun
(legal) A legal document, such as a contract, deed, trust, mortgage, power, indenture, or will.
Instrumentnoun
(figuratively) A person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal.
Instrumentverb
(transitive) To apply measuring devices.
Instrumentverb
(transitive) To devise, conceive, cook up, plan.
Instrumentverb
To perform upon an instrument; to prepare for an instrument.
Instrumentnoun
That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; a device; as, the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical instruments.
Instrumentnoun
A contrivance or implement, by which musical sounds are produced; as, a musical instrument.
Instrumentnoun
A writing, as the means of giving formal expression to some act; a writing expressive of some act, contract, process, as a deed, contract, writ, etc.
Instrumentnoun
One who, or that which, is made a means, or is caused to serve a purpose; a medium, means, or agent; as, their army was primarily an instrument of oppression.
Instrumentverb
To perform upon an instrument; to prepare for an instrument; as, a sonata instrumented for orchestra.
Instrumentverb
To furnish or equip with instruments; to attach instruments to; as, the fighter planes were heavily instrumented; the patient was instrumented to monitor him remotely.
Instrumentnoun
a device that requires skill for proper use
Instrumentnoun
the means whereby some act is accomplished;
Instrumentnoun
a person used by another to gain an end
Instrumentnoun
(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
Instrumentnoun
the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
Instrumentnoun
any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
Instrumentverb
equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling
Instrumentverb
write an instrumental score for
Instrumentverb
address a legal document to
