Unison

Definitions

1. A public-sector trade union in the United Kingdom.
   British
2. Alternative letter-case form of UNISON (“British trade union for public-sector workers”).
   alt-of
3. Identical pitch between two notes or sounds; the simultaneous playing of notes of identical pitch (or separated by one or more octaves).
   uncountable, usually
4. 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
5. The state of being in harmony or agreement; harmonious agreement or togetherness, synchronisation.
   uncountable, usually
6. Two or more voices speaking or singing the same words together.
   broadly, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“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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