Usage examples (30)

• And I'm not sure, I think they're called diapasons or something like that.
• During the night the rainstorm grew to a gale which rocked our night's home like a ship at sea to the music of heaven's grand diapasons.
• After awhile Dr.F. succeeded in putting matters a little to rights and, seated at the key-boards, proceeded to play upon the diapasons, the tone of which he had so extolled.
• I was listening to the varied fugue introitus that the organist was playing from the gallery beyond the pulpit, -- playing with the full wind power of the venerable reed...