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unison
[yoo-nuh-suhn, -zuhn]
noun
coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
the musical interval of a perfect prime.
the performance of musical parts at the same pitch or at the octave.
a sounding together in octaves, especially of male and female voices or of higher and lower instruments of the same class.
a process in which all elements behave in the same way at the same time; simultaneous or synchronous parallel action.
to march in unison.
UNISON
1/ ˈːɪə /
noun
(in Britain) a trade union representing local government, health care, and other workers: formed in 1993 by the amalgamation of COHSE, NALGO, and NUPE
unison
2/ -zən, ˈːɪə /
noun
music
the interval between two sounds of identical pitch
(modifier) played or sung at the same pitch
unison singing
complete agreement; harmony (esp in the phrase in unison )
Other 51Թ Forms
- nonunison noun
- ˈԾDzԴdzܲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of unison1
Idioms and Phrases
in unison, in perfect accord; corresponding exactly.
My feelings on the subject are in unison with yours.
Example Sentences
“Till your wheels fall off!” several guys scream in unison, fists in the air.
The authors conclude that the populace will likely be too distracted, too unprepared and too deeply divided to act in unison.
“Conversion” takes Cave out into the crowd, and he manages to get the crowd to raise their arms in unison as Ellis’ falsetto brings us into “Bright Horses.”
It is meticulously organised by a team of engineers and Church officials working in unison.
Perry said she was looking forward to "seeing your faces every night, singing in unison, reading your notes, feeling your warmth".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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