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ORGAN STOP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does organ stop mean? 

ORGAN STOP (noun)
  The noun ORGAN STOP has 1 sense:

1. a graduated set of organ pipes of like tone qualityplay

  Familiarity information: ORGAN STOP used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ORGAN STOP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A graduated set of organ pipes of like tone quality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("organ stop" is a kind of...):

organ pipe; pipe; pipework (the flues and stops on a pipe organ)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "organ stop"):

diapason; diapason stop (either of the two main stops on a pipe organ)

dulciana (the organ stop having a tone of soft sweet string quality)

flue stop (an organ stop with the tone of a flue pipe)

reed stop (an organ stop with the tone of a reed instrument)

sourdine (an organ stop resulting in a soft muted sound)

voix celeste; vox angelica (an organ stop producing a gentle tremolo effect)


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