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octaves

/ˈɑktɪvz/ /ˈɑkteɪvz/

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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.

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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 bajo, y el tenor entra en la octava.

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noun

Octavas

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 :

"The organist pulled the "octaves" stop, making the music sound brighter as the notes also played an octave higher. "

El organista tiró del registro de «octavas», haciendo que la música sonara más brillante ya que las notas también se tocaban una octava más alta.

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Octavas, estrofas de ocho versos

A poetic stanza consisting of eight lines; usually used as one part of a sonnet.

Examples :

"The student analyzed the sonnet, carefully examining the relationship between its two octaves and concluding sestet. "

El estudiante analizó el soneto, examinando cuidadosamente la relación entre sus dos octavas y el sexteto de conclusión.

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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 eight octaves, each a precise position with the sword tip aimed low for defense. "

El instructor de esgrima demostró las ocho posiciones defensivas, cada una una posición precisa con la punta de la espada apuntando hacia abajo para la defensa.

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Octava

The day that is one week after a feast day in the Latin rite of the Catholic Church.

Examples :

""The parish priest announced that special prayers would be offered each day during the octaves of Easter, concluding a week after Easter Sunday." "

El párroco anunció que se ofrecerían oraciones especiales cada día durante la octava de Pascua, concluyendo una semana después del Domingo de Resurrección.

religion ritual theology tradition festival time

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noun

Octava

An eight-day period beginning on a feast day in the Latin rite of the Catholic Church.

Examples :

"The church's annual feast day marked the beginning of the octaves, a period of eight days of special prayer and reflection. "

El día de la fiesta anual de la iglesia marcó el comienzo de la octava, un período de ocho días de oración y reflexión especiales.

religion theology ritual time

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Octonión

An octonion.

Examples :

"The advanced mathematics course explored octaves and their complex relationships to other number systems. "

El curso avanzado de matemáticas exploró los octoniones y sus complejas relaciones con otros sistemas numéricos.

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Octavas

Any of a number of coherent-noise functions of differing frequency that are added together to form Perlin noise.

Examples :

"The computer generated realistic-looking clouds by combining several octaves of noise, each with a different size and intensity, to create a complex, textured effect. "

La computadora generó nubes de aspecto realista combinando varias octavas de ruido, cada una con un tamaño e intensidad diferentes, para crear un efecto complejo y texturizado.

sound computing technology function signal frequency physics technical

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Octavas

The subjective vibration of a planet.

Examples :

"The astrologer claimed that each planet emits specific octaves that influence our personalities. "

El astrólogo afirmó que cada planeta emite octavas específicas que influyen en nuestras personalidades.

astrology astronomy philosophy sound space