diapasons

noun

plural of diapason
as in ranges
the distance or extent between possible extremes the survey ultimately recorded the full diapason of seemingly possible replies regarding sexual practices

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  1. ranges
  2. scales
  3. spectra
Noun
  • What emerges is a picture of migratory birds that is both more complicated and more remarkable than the simple arrows pointing between breeding and wintering ranges on a map.
    — Amy L. Scarpignato, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Her shoe wardrobe ranges from classic block-heel ballerinas to whimsical dainty sandals adorned with lemons.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of ranges
Noun
  • Atmospheric fluctuations on shorter weekly or daily scales, such as sudden stratospheric warming events, polar vortex disruptions, or shifts in the Arctic Oscillation, can temporarily override the overarching El Niño pattern.
    — Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But even those examples fall far short of the sort of figures that would tilt the scales in any outcomes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of scales
Noun
  • Besides a basic image scan, the files also captured the images in the infrared and ultraviolet spectrums.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The consensus seems to be that these bizarre objects, which were first discovered in 2022, are growing supermassive black holes entombed within huge clouds of gas that have spectrums similar to cool, red stars, such as red giants.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of spectra
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“Diapasons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diapasons. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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