unison
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20.000 sjöngo unisont (1937), the sing-along at Skansen
See also: UNISON
English
Etymology
From Middle English unisoun, from Middle French unisson, from Medieval Latin ūnisonus (“having the same sound”), from ūni- + sonus (“sound”).
Pronunciation
Noun
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).
- The unison has a pitch ratio of 1:1.
- (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.
- 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.
- 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
- (in music): P1
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
the state of being together, in harmony, at the same time
music: the simultaneous playing of an identical note more than once
Further reading
Anagrams
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian унисон (unison).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: u‧ni‧son
Noun
unison
Declension
Declension of unison
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | unison | unisonlar |
| genitive | unisonnıñ | unisonlarnıñ |
| dative | unisonğa | unisonlarğa |
| accusative | unisonnı | unisonlarnı |
| locative | unisonda | unisonlarda |
| ablative | unisondan | unisonlardan |
References
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French unisson, from Latin unisonus.
Noun
unison n (uncountable)
Declension
declension of unison (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) unison | unisonul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) unison | unisonului |
| vocative | unisonule | |
Swedish
Adjective
unison (not comparable)
- in unison (of song)
- unison sång
- sing-along
- unison sång
Declension
| Inflection of unison | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||