n. [ LL. unisonus having the same sound; L. unus one + sonus a sound: cf. F. unisson, It. unisono. See One, and Sound a noise. ]
☞ If two cords of the same substance have equal length, thickness, and tension, they are said to be in unison, and their sounds will be in unison. Sounds of very different qualities and force may be in unison, as the sound of a bell may be in unison with a sound of a flute. Unison, then, consists in identity of pitch alone, irrespective of quality of sound, or timbre, whether of instruments or of human voices. A piece or passage is said to be sung or played in unison when all the voices or instruments perform the same part, in which sense unison is contradistinguished from harmony. [ 1913 Webster ]
In unison,
a. [ Cf. It. unisono. See Unison, n. ]
[ sounds ] intermixed with voice,
Choral or unison. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Being in unison; unisonant. --
n. [ See Unisonant. ] Accordance of sounds; unison. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Uni- + sonant. See Unison. ] Being in unison; having the same degree of gravity or acuteness; sounded alike in pitch. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Unison. ] Being in unison; unisonant. Busby. [ 1913 Webster ]