noun๐ShareAn interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency."The melody jumps up an octave at the beginning, then later drops back down an octave."musicsoundfrequencymathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareThe pitch an octave higher than a given pitch."The bass starts on a low E, and the tenor comes in on the octave."musicsoundfrequencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA coupler on an organ which allows the organist to sound the note an octave above the note of the key pressed (cf sub-octave)"Using the octave coupler, the organist played a higher version of the C note. "organmusicsounddevicetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA poetic stanza consisting of eight lines; usually used as one part of a sonnet."The poem's first octave described a beautiful sunset over the mountains. "literaturewritingstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareThe eighth defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword out straight at knee level."The fencing instructor demonstrated the octave, holding his foil low with the point aimed threateningly at his student's knee. "positionsportweaponmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareThe day that is one week after a feast day in the Latin rite of the Catholic Church.""We always have a small celebration on the octave of Easter, the Sunday after Easter Sunday, to remember the joy of the holiday." "religiontimefestivaltraditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareAn eight-day period beginning on a feast day in the Latin rite of the Catholic Church."During the octave of Easter, special prayers were said each day at the local church. "religionfestivaltimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareAn octonion."While less commonly encountered than quaternions, an octave is an eight-dimensional number. "mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareAny of a number of coherent-noise functions of differing frequency that are added together to form Perlin noise."The sound designer used several octaves of Perlin noise to create the rumbling sound effect for the car engine in the video game. "technologycomputingsoundsignalfrequencymathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareThe subjective vibration of a planet."Astrologers believe each planet emits a unique octave, influencing our moods and actions. "astrologyastronomyphilosophysoulmythologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective๐ShareConsisting of eight; eight in number."The music teacher asked the students to sing an octave of notes. "numbermusicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
