equisonance

English

Etymology

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

Noun

equisonance (usually uncountable, plural equisonances)

1. (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.