open diapason

noun

A certain stop in an organ, in which the pipes or tubes are formed like the mouthpiece of a flageolet at the end where the wind enters, and are open at the other end.

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Meanings

nounopen diapason (plural open diapasons)

plural open diapasons

  1. entertainmentA certain stop in an organ, in which the pipes or tubes are formed like the mouthpiece of a flageolet at the end where the wind enters, and are open at the other end.
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