[
US
/ˈjunəsən, ˈjunɪsən/
]
[ UK /jˈuːnɪsən/ ]
[ UK /jˈuːnɪsən/ ]
NOUN
-
(music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves
singing in unison -
corresponding exactly
marching in unison -
occurring together or simultaneously
the two spoke in unison
How To Use unison In A Sentence
- At least one type of signal in the set of signals is synchronously averaged to provide an unisonous output.
- But the extended prayer in unison is a metallic Procrusteanism, which absolutely defies the rationale of the whole business, which is the communication of meaning. Leap Year -- Day
- The straining bearers like a string quartet, taking the burden up in unison, at a nod from their leader?
- John smirked knowingly as his compatriots gasped in unison.
- They then performed a sports commentary in complete unison, mimicking well-known sportsmen and commentators with deadly accuracy. Times, Sunday Times
- In unison, we all broke out in a stirring rendition of the Canadian national anthem.
- This opens strikingly with the high voices singing unaccompanied in unison.
- Three of the biggest unions, Unison, the Communications Workers Union and the GMB have tabled motions at their annual conferences next month calling for members to disaffiliate from Labour. Archive 2008-05-01
- It was a hybrid of pointe work and pseudo-oriental port de bras woven into unison formations.
- As a corollary to their sequestration, the sisters have developed a kind of incantatory and interchangeable speech, often speaking in unison.