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octave

/ˈɒkteɪv/ /ˈɑkteɪv/

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noun

Octave

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 mélodie monte d'une octave au début, puis redescend d'une octave plus tard.

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noun

Octave

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."

La basse commence sur un mi grave, et le ténor entre à l'octave.

music sound frequency

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noun

Octave

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. "

En utilisant le registre d'octave, l'organiste a joué une version plus haute de la note do.

organ music sound device technical

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noun

Octave, strophe de huit vers

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. "

L'octave initiale du poème décrivait un magnifique coucher de soleil sur les montagnes.

literature writing style

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noun

La huitième position défensive

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. "

L'instructeur d'escrime a démontré la huitième position défensive, tenant sa fleuret bas, la pointe pointée de manière menaçante vers le genou de son élève.

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noun

Octave

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." "

Nous avons toujours une petite célébration à l'octave de Pâques, le dimanche suivant le dimanche de Pâques, pour nous souvenir de la joie de la fête.

religion time festival tradition

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Octave

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. "

Pendant l'octave de Pâques, des prières spéciales étaient dites chaque jour à l'église locale.

religion festival time

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noun

Octave

An octonion.

Examples :

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

Bien que moins courante que les quaternions, une octave est un nombre à huit dimensions.

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noun

Octave

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. "

Le concepteur sonore a utilisé plusieurs octaves de bruit de Perlin pour créer l'effet sonore de grondement du moteur de la voiture dans le jeu vidéo.

technology computing sound signal frequency math

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noun

Octave

The subjective vibration of a planet.

Examples :

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

Les astrologues croient que chaque planète émet une octave unique, influençant nos humeurs et nos actions.

astrology astronomy philosophy soul mythology

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adjective

De huit, composé de huit

Consisting of eight; eight in number.

Examples :

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

Le professeur de musique a demandé aux élèves de chanter une octave de notes.