oc·tave ( k t v, -t v )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. [Middle English, eighth day after a feast day, from Old French, from Medieval Latin oct va (di s), from Latin, feminine of octvus, eighth, from oct , eight; see okt(u) in Indo-European roots.]oc·ta val (k-tv l, kt-vl) adj. |
octave
Noun
1.
a. the musical interval between the first note and the eighth note of a major or minor scale
b. the higher of these two notes
c. the series of notes filling this interval
2. Prosody a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse [Latin octo eight]
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| 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 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
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 oktava oktāva oktaf octaaf oktav oktawa oitava octavă октава oktáva oktava oktava oktav ความแตกต่างระหว่างโน้ตตัวแรกกับตัวที่แปดในโน้ตคู่แปด oktav 八音度 октава موسيقي ميں آٹھ نوٹ کا سلسلہ quãng tám (âm nhạc) 八音度
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