Meaning

(music, acoustics) Identical pitch between two notes or sounds; the simultaneous playing of notes of identical pitch (or separated by one or more octaves)..

Definitions by Sense

1. (music, acoustics) Identical pitch between two notes or sounds; the simultaneous playing of notes of identical pitch (or separated by one or more octaves).
2. (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.
3. The state of being in harmony or agreement; harmonious agreement or togetherness, synchronisation.
4. (by extension) Two or more voices speaking or singing the same words together.

Example Sentences

The unison has a pitch ratio of 1:1.

The young principal timpanist, Timothy Genis, was superb throughout, though his sidekick timpanist sometimes lagged in the final unisons.

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.

Everyone moved in unison, but the sudden change in weight distribution capsized the boat.

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• unisons

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When Should You Use Unison?

Use unison when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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