stop
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8.9
- noun
- /stɑp/
- Specialized
:
registro (del órgano)
- To achieve a more balanced tone, the musician selected the appropriate stop on the pipe organ.
Examples
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The organist adjusted the stop to create a richer sound for the performance.
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He pulled out the stop to allow the lower pipes to resonate during the concert.
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All of the pipes for a given note—but belonging to different stops—lined up with each other along one axis.
Fiction book (1999) -
Additional Colorcomp thermoplastic, two ivories, and a black are also used in the company's organ stop keys, draw knob heads, thumb pistons, and nameplates.
Academic text (2000) -
The need for a better instrument for both chapel services and instruction led the managers to raise over $1,300 to purchase a large two-manual organ with pedal bass and sixteen stops from the respected New York organ builder Thomas Hall in 1844.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
A group of pipes on an organ that make a particular sound when you choose them
A main sound on a pipe organ that gives a deep, rich tone
A part of an organ that makes a soft sound like a flute
A part of an organ that makes a sound like an oboe or clarinet
Idioms
- Informal
50
5.1
Make blood loss end or prevent more harm in a difficult situation
- Informal
3
3.9
To suddenly stop moving or speaking because you are surprised
- Offensive
Tell someone to stop talking nonsense and focus on the main point
- Offensive
Tell someone to stop saying silly or untrue things and to speak seriously
Compounds
2
7.1
A series of short visits to small towns by a politician during an election campaign
- Specialized
1
8.2
A sound you make by briefly stopping and releasing air at your voice box, like the break in 'uh-oh'
- Specialized
1
5.8
An instruction to sell or buy shares at a set price to limit losses and protect gains
- Specialized
1
7.4
A weak acid liquid used to stop the chemical that makes an image on film or photo paper
- Specialized
1
5.8
An instruction to automatically sell shares when their price falls to a set level to limit loss
- Jargon
A group of pipes on an organ that make a particular sound when you choose them
- Specialized
A consonant made by pulling air into the mouth to stop the sound briefly
- Specialized
An acidic liquid that stops film or paper from developing before fixing
- Specialized
An instruction that starts when a set price is reached and then trades only at a set price or better
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stop for an organ control comes from the same 'plug' idea: organ parts once worked like valves that let air in or shut it off. So an organ stop is a control that lets certain pipes sound or keep them silent.