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diapente

diapente noun: the interval of the fifth or the harmonic ratio 3:2.

Noun

diapente (plural diapentes)

  1. (obsolete) The interval of the fifth or the harmonic ratio 3:2.
  2. (obsolete) A composition of five ingredients.
    • If the horse be in good fleſh and ſpirits when taken up for its month′s preparation, the diapente muſt be omitted; and the chief buſineſs will be to give him good food, and ſo much exerciſe as will keep him in wind, without overſweating him or exhauſting his ſpirits.1816, Race-horses, method of preparing for running, entry in Encyclopædia Perthensis, 2nd Edition, Volume 18, page 571

Forms of diapente

pluraldiapentes

Origin of diapente

From Latin diapente, from Ancient Greek διά (diá, “through, across”) + πέντε (pénte, “five”).

Words formed from diapente

Questions about diapente

What does diapente mean?
Diapente means the interval of the fifth or the harmonic ratio 3:2.
What part of speech is diapente?
Diapente is a noun.
What is the plural of diapente?
The plural of diapente is diapentes.

Words near diapente in the dictionary

  1. diapee
  2. diapees
  3. diapensia
  4. diapensiaceous
  5. diapensias
  6. diapente
  7. diapentes
  8. diaper
  9. diaper area
  10. diaper areas
  11. diaper babies

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