diesis
[ dahy-uh-sis ]
/ ˈdaɪ ə sɪs /
noun, plural di·e·ses [dahy-uh-seez] /ˈdaɪ əˌsiz/. Printing.
Origin of diesis
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Example sentences from the Web for diesis
The ratio which expresses the value of the diesis is that of 128 to 125.
Piano Tuning |J. Cree FischerA diesis is a quarter tone; hence in a semitone there are included two dieses.
Ten Books on Architecture |Vitruvius
British Dictionary definitions for diesis
diesis
/ (ˈdaɪɪsɪs) /
noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)
printing another name for double dagger
music
- (in ancient Greek theory) any interval smaller than a whole tone, esp a semitone in the Pythagorean scale
- (in modern theory) the discrepancy of pitch in just intonation between an octave and either a succession of four ascending minor thirds (great diesis), or a succession of three ascending major thirds (minor diesis)
Word Origin for diesis
C16: via Latin from Greek: a quarter tone, literally: a sending through, from
diienai; the double dagger was originally used in musical notation