noun Download 🔗Share An interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency. Examples : "The melody jumps up an octave at the beginning, then later drops back down an octave." music sound frequency math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The pitch an octave higher than a given pitch. Examples : "The bass starts on a low E, and the tenor comes in on the octave." music sound frequency Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A coupler on an organ which allows the organist to sound the note an octave above the note of the key pressed (cf sub-octave) Examples : "Using the octave coupler, the organist played a higher version of the C note. " organ music sound device technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A poetic stanza consisting of eight lines; usually used as one part of a sonnet. Examples : "The poem's first octave described a beautiful sunset over the mountains. " literature writing style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The eighth defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword out straight at knee level. Examples : "The fencing instructor demonstrated the octave, holding his foil low with the point aimed threateningly at his student's knee. " position sport weapon military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The day that is one week after a feast day in the Latin rite of the Catholic Church. Examples : ""We always have a small celebration on the octave of Easter, the Sunday after Easter Sunday, to remember the joy of the holiday." " religion time festival tradition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An eight-day period beginning on a feast day in the Latin rite of the Catholic Church. Examples : "During the octave of Easter, special prayers were said each day at the local church. " religion festival time Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An octonion. Examples : "While less commonly encountered than quaternions, an octave is an eight-dimensional number. " math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of a number of coherent-noise functions of differing frequency that are added together to form Perlin noise. Examples : "The sound designer used several octaves of Perlin noise to create the rumbling sound effect for the car engine in the video game. " technology computing sound signal frequency math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The subjective vibration of a planet. Examples : "Astrologers believe each planet emits a unique octave, influencing our moods and actions. " astrology astronomy philosophy soul mythology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Consisting of eight; eight in number. Examples : "The music teacher asked the students to sing an octave of notes. " number music Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading