unison
See also: UNISON
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English unisoun, from Middle French unisson, from Medieval Latin ūnisonus (“having the same sound”), from ūni- + sonus (“sound”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
unison (usually uncountable, plural unisons)
- (music, acoustics) Identical pitch between two notes or sounds; the simultaneous playing of notes of identical pitch (or separated by one or more octaves). [from 15th c.]
- The unison has a pitch ratio of 1:1.
- 2007 July 16, James R. Oestreich, “With Levine as Tour Guide, a Journey Through Mahler’s Third Symphony”, in New York Times[1]:
- The young principal timpanist, Timothy Genis, was superb throughout, though his sidekick timpanist sometimes lagged in the final unisons.
- (music, acoustics) A sound or note having the same pitch as another, especially when used as the base note for an interval; a unison string. [from 15th c.]
- 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:
- I could not behold him without emotion; when he accosted me, his well-known voice made my heart vibrate, like a musical chord, when its unison is struck.
- The state of being in harmony or agreement; harmonious agreement or togetherness, synchronisation. [from 17th c.]
- Everyone moved in unison, but the sudden change in weight distribution capsized the boat.
- (by extension) Two or more voices speaking or singing the same words together.
Abbreviations edit
- (in music): P1
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Translations edit
the state of being together, in harmony, at the same time
music: the simultaneous playing of an identical note more than once
Further reading edit
Anagrams edit
Crimean Tatar edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian унисон (unison).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: u‧ni‧son
Noun edit
unison
Declension edit
Declension of unison
singular | plural | |
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nominative | unison | unisonlar |
genitive | unisonnıñ | unisonlarnıñ |
dative | unisonğa | unisonlarğa |
accusative | unisonnı | unisonlarnı |
locative | unisonda | unisonlarda |
ablative | unisondan | unisonlardan |
References edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French unisson, from Latin unisonus.
Noun edit
unison n (uncountable)
Declension edit
declension of unison (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) unison | unisonul |
genitive/dative | (unui) unison | unisonului |
vocative | unisonule |
Swedish edit
Adjective edit
unison (not comparable)
- in unison (of song)
- unison sång
- sing-along
- unison sång
Declension edit
Inflection of unison | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | unison | — | — |
Neuter singular | unisont | — | — |
Plural | unisona | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | unisone | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | unisone | — | — |
All | unisona | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |