Spanish Conversation · Level 47
75 words
Spanish word
diapasón
Pronunciation
IPA/djapaˈson/
Meaning
- masculine nountuning fork
Example
El músico afinó la guitarra con el diapasón.
The musician tuned the guitar with the tuning fork.
More examples
El profesor mostró el diapasón en la clase de música.
The teacher showed the tuning fork in music class.
Core concept
Metal tuning fork that vibrates at a fixed pitch.
Similar words
tono: Audible pitch, the aspect of sound that makes a note seem higher or lower.
afinador: Tuning device, often electronic, that shows a note's pitch to assist instrument tuning.
Definition in Spanish
Horquilla metálica que vibra y produce un tono fijo usada para afinar; también se usa para nombrar la parte del mástil donde van las cuerdas y el rango de notas que cubre una voz o instrumento.
Word origin
The word comes from Greek diapason 'through all' via Latin, meaning 'whole span', and named a standard pitch (tuning fork) before extending to the fingerboard and a voice or instrument's pitch range.
Usage tips
- Diapasón alone commonly refers to a tuning fork in Spanish, and diapasón de la guitarra or diapasón del mástil specifies the guitar's fingerboard.
Other meanings
- fingerboardnoun
- pitch rangenoun