diapen’te

Gr. A perfect fifth; vide DIAPASON (4). d. col dito’no. A major 7th. d. col semidito’no. A minor 7th. d. cum semi to’nio. A rae 6th. d. cum to no. A major th. \diapentisa’re, Medieval L. 1. To discant at the interval of a 5th. 2. To proceed by sths. 3. To tune by 5ths. 4. In French usage, discant at the intervals of the 2d, 3d, 6th, and 7th. diaphonics. The science of refracted sounds.