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octave

/ˈɒkteɪv/ /ˈɑkteɪv/

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noun

Octava

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."

La melodía sube una octava al principio, y luego baja una octava más tarde.

music sound frequency math

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noun

Octava

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."

El bajo comienza en un mi grave, y el tenor entra en la octava.

music sound frequency

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noun

Octava

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. "

Usando el acoplador de octava, el organista tocó una versión más alta de la nota Do.

organ music sound device technical

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noun

Octava, estrofa de ocho versos

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. "

La primera octava del poema describía una hermosa puesta de sol sobre las montañas.

literature writing style

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noun

La octava posición defensiva

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. "

El instructor de esgrima demostró la octava posición defensiva, sosteniendo su florete bajo con la punta apuntando amenazadoramente a la rodilla de su alumno.

position sport weapon military

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noun

Octava

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." "

Siempre tenemos una pequeña celebración en la octava de Pascua, el domingo después del Domingo de Resurrección, para recordar la alegría de la festividad.

religion time festival tradition

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noun

Octava

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. "

Durante la octava de Pascua, se rezaban oraciones especiales cada día en la iglesia local.

religion festival time

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noun

Octava

An octonion.

Examples :

"While less commonly encountered than quaternions, an octave is an eight-dimensional number. "

Aunque menos común que los cuaterniones, una octava es un número de ocho dimensiones.

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noun

Octava

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. "

El diseñador de sonido utilizó varias octavas de ruido de Perlin para crear el efecto de sonido retumbante del motor del coche en el videojuego.

technology computing sound signal frequency math

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noun

Octava

The subjective vibration of a planet.

Examples :

"Astrologers believe each planet emits a unique octave, influencing our moods and actions. "

Los astrólogos creen que cada planeta emite una octava única, que influye en nuestros estados de ánimo y acciones.

astrology astronomy philosophy soul mythology

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adjective

De ocho, que consta de ocho

Consisting of eight; eight in number.

Examples :

"The music teacher asked the students to sing an octave of notes. "

El profesor de música pidió a los estudiantes que cantaran una octava de notas.