unison
Identical pitch between two notes or soundsIdentical pitch between two notes or sounds; the simultaneous playing of notes of identical pitch (or separated by one or more octaves).
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable, usually)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.
Unisono, Einklang
унисо́нunisón
(music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves
(uncountable, usually)A sound or note having the same pitch as another, especially when used as the base note for an interval; a unison string.
(uncountable, usually)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.
Einklang, Gleichklang, Eintracht
согла́сиеsoglásije
(broadly, uncountable, usually)Two or more voices speaking or singing the same words together.
Examples
11 sentencesTom and Mary sang in unison.
ruТом и Мэри пели в унисон. — sharptoothed
Tom and I sang in unison.
We all sang in unison.
The woodwinds are playing in unison.
The children were laughing in unison.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English unisoun, from Middle French unisson, from Medieval Latin ūnisonus (“haFrom Middle English unisoun, from Middle French unisson, from Medieval Latin ūnisonus (“having the same sound”), from ūni- + sonus (“sound”).
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Forms
plural: unisons| Singular | unison |
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uncountable
Word family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.