octave

oc·tave  (ktv, -tv)

n.

1. Music

a. The interval of eight diatonic degrees between two tones of the same name, the higher of which has twice as many vibrations per second as the lower.

b. A tone that is eight diatonic degrees above or below another given tone.

c. Two tones eight diatonic degrees apart that are sounded together.

d. The consonance that results when two tones eight diatonic degrees apart are sounded.

e. A series of tones included within this interval or the keys of an instrument that produce such a series.

f. An organ stop that produces tones an octave above those usually produced by the keys played.

g. The interval between any two frequencies having a ratio of 2 to 1.

2. Ecclesiastical

a. The eighth day after a feast day, counting the feast day as one.

b. The entire period between a feast day and the eighth day following it.

3. A group or series of eight.

4.

a. A group of eight lines of poetry, especially the first eight lines of a Petrarchan sonnet. Also called octet.

b. A poem or stanza containing eight lines.

5. Sports A rotating parry in fencing.

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[Middle English, eighth day after a feast day, from Old French, from Medieval Latin octva (dis), from Latin, feminine of octvus, eighth, from oct, eight; see okt(u) in Indo-European roots.]

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oc·taval (k-tvl, kt-vl) adj.

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octave [ˈɒktɪv]

n

1. (Music, other)

a.  the interval between two musical notes one of which has twice the pitch of the other and lies eight notes away from it counting inclusively along the diatonic scale

b.  one of these two notes, esp the one of higher pitch

c.  (as modifier) an octave leap See also perfect [9] diminished [2] interval [5]

2. (Literature / Poetry) Prosody a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse

3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms)

a.  a feast day and the seven days following

b.  the final day of this period

4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Fencing) the eighth of eight basic positions in fencing

5. any set or series of eight

adj

consisting of eight parts

[(originally: eighth day) via Old French from Medieval Latin octāva diēs eighth day (after a festival), from Latin octo eight]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	octave - a feast day and the seven days following it church festival, religious festival - a festival having religious significance
	2.	octave - a musical interval of eight tones     musical octave musical interval, interval - the difference in pitch between two notes
	3.	octave - a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse stanza - a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

Translations

octave [ˈɒktɪv] N (Mus, Poetry) → octava f

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octave [ˈɒkteɪv ˈɒktɪv] n → octave f

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octave

n

(Mus) → Oktave f

(of sonnet) → Oktett nt

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octave [ˈɒktɪv] n (Mus) → ottava

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octave [ˈɒktɪv] n (Mus) → ottava

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octave

n octave [ˈoktiv]

in music, a series or range of eight notes. oktaaf ثُمانِيَّه: سِلْسِلَة من ثَماني نَغَمات октава oktáva oktav die Oktave οκτάβα (μουσ.) octava oktaav اوکتاو oktaavi octave אוקטָבָה अष्‍टम स्वर oktava oktáv oktaf áttund ottava オクターブ 옥타브, 제8도음 oktava oktāva oktaf octaaf oktav oktawa oitava octavă октава oktáva oktava oktava oktav ความแตกต่างระหว่างโน้ตตัวแรกกับตัวที่แปดในโน้ตคู่แปด oktav 八度音 октава موسيقي ميں آٹھ نوٹ کا سلسلہ quãng tám (âm nhạc) 八音度