organ stop in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for organ stop in the French»English Dictionary

Translations for organ stop in the English»French Dictionary

organ [Brit ˈɔːɡ(ə)n, Am ˈɔrɡən] N

I.stop [Brit stɒp, Am stɑp] N

1. stop (gen):

stop AVIAT, NAUT
to make an overnight stop AVIAT, NAUT

II.stop <pres part stopping; pret, pp stopped> [Brit stɒp, Am stɑp] VB trans

III.stop <pres part stopping; pret, pp stopped> [Brit stɒp, Am stɑp] VB intr

IV.stop <pres part stopping; pret, pp stopped> [Brit stɒp, Am stɑp] VB refl

organ stop in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for organ stop in the English»French Dictionary

organ [ˈɔ:gən, Am ˈɔ:r-] N

II.stop <- ping, -ped> [stɒp, Am stɑ:p] VB trans

III.stop <- ping, -ped> [stɒp, Am stɑ:p] VB intr

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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An organ stop utilizes a set (rank) of pipes of graduated lengths to produce the range of notes needed.
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His delight in the contrasting timbres provided by the organ stops may also be connected to his later orchestration of choral textures, a hallmark of his mature style.
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To facilitate a large range of timbres, organ stops exist at different pitch levels.
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To further help the audience to hear the different upper melodic lines, organists typically use different registrations for each manual by selecting different organ stops.
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The term is also used to designate the organ stop with a full chorus.
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This first organ had 38 organ stops, with a breast and back work as well as an echo work with pedals.
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Unlike other organ stops, these are not aerophones, but actual embedded percussion instruments (although they may still be actuated by one of the wind supplies of the organ).
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The first seven sections could be described as galactic mood music, with shimmering strings, exotic organ stops and pounding timpani.
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Speaking on fifty inches of wind pressure, it is among the most powerful organ stops in the world.
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An organ stop with any one of these names typically will be of similar physical pipe design.
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