Since receiving a Word A Day Calendar, I’ve decided to write a short something including my new word each day.

diapason

noun di·a·pa·son ˌdī-ə-ˈpā-zən, -sən

1. 1 a :  a burst of sound <diapasons of laughter> b :  the principal foundation stop in the organ extending through the complete range of the instrument c (1) :  the entire compass of musical tones (2) :  range, scope <registers the full diapason of her responses — Mindy Aloff>

2. 2 a :  tuning fork b :  a standard of pitch

The diapsons of cheers after the Red Sox homerun was deafening.