Definition of Diaphonies

1. diaphony [n] - See also: diaphony

Lexicographical Neighbors of Diaphonies

diaphanoscope
diaphanoscopes
diaphanoscopy
diaphanotype
diaphanotypes
diaphanous
diaphanously
diaphanousness
diaphemetric
diaphen hydrochloride
diapheromera
diaphone
diaphones
diaphonic
diaphonics
diaphonies (current term)
diaphony
diaphorase
diaphorases
diaphoreses
diaphoresis
diaphoretic
diaphoretical
diaphoretics
diaphorite
diaphote
diaphotes
diaphragm of sella
diaphragm pessary

Literary usage of Diaphonies

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the Modern Music of Western Europe: From the First Century ... to by Raphael Georg Kiesewetter, Robert Müller (1848)
"... in which the first traces of experiments in the employment of symphonies (consonances, diaphonies, or polyphonies*) were discovered; on the other hand, ..."

2. Harvard Psychological Studies by Harvard Psychological Laboratory (1915)
"... diaphonies, including the intervals mentioned in the other two classes. ... and the diaphonies include the intervals more dissonant than the third and ..."

3. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule (1891)
"Diatessaron, n. Harmony of the (/our) Gospels. Diatribe, я. I. Disputation, dissertation, di* diaphonies, я. ..."

4. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1903)
"... Cambridge, Eng1. Heath's diaphonies of Alexandra. A good price is offered for this book. Literary Art of Authorship, by Geo. Bainton. ..."

5. Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology: Including Many of the Principal by James Mark Baldwin (1901)
"The science of refracted sounds ; also called diaphonies. See HEARING (refraction). (EBT) Diagnosis [Gr. Siá + ..."

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