Octave

What do we mean by octave?

The interval of eight diatonic degrees between two tones of the same name, the higher of which has twice as many vibrations per second as the lower. noun

A tone that is eight diatonic degrees above or below another given tone. noun

Two tones eight diatonic degrees apart that are sounded together. noun

The consonance that results when two tones eight diatonic degrees apart are sounded. noun

A series of tones included within this interval or the keys of an instrument that produce such a series. noun

An organ stop that produces tones an octave above those usually produced by the keys played. noun

The interval between any two frequencies having a ratio of 2 to 1. noun

The eighth day after a feast day, counting the feast day as one. noun

The entire period between a feast day and the eighth day following it. noun

A group or series of eight. noun

A group of eight lines of poetry, especially the first eight lines of a Petrarchan sonnet. noun

A poem or stanza containing eight lines. noun

A rotating parry in fencing. noun

The eighth day from a festival, the feast-day itself being counted as the first: as, Low Sunday is the octave of Easter. The octave necessarily falls on the same day of the week as the feast from which it is counted. noun

The prolongation of a festival till the eighth day inclusive; a period consisting of a feastday and the seven days following: as, St. John the Evangelist's day (December 27th) is within the octave of Christmas. See outas. noun

In music: A tone on the eighth diatonic degree above or below a given tone; the next higher or lower replicate of a given tone. noun

The interval between any tone and a tone on the eighth degree above or below it. noun

An interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency.

The pitch an octave higher than a given pitch.

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)

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

The eighth defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword out straight at knee level.

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

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

An octonion.

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

The subjective vibration of a planet.

Words that are spelled similarly to octave:
octave, octavo, octane, octav.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word octave:
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Words that rhyme with octave:
talked of, balked of, baulked of, bhakta of, choctaw of, docked of, kristallnacht of, mocked of, oct of, walked of.

Adjectives that are often used to describe octave:
lower, higher, double, second, upper, third, full, first, whole, next, single, lowest, perfect, middle, fourth, musical, half, complete, short, top, entire, highest, bottom, sub, fifth, low, diminished, poor, accented, foot, chromatic, seventh, exact, diatonic, line, italian, pure, sixth, petrarchan, extra, modal, fundamental, cosmic, triple, note, downward, lateral, correct, super, lined, wrong, broken, successive, shrill, two, etheric, tonic, imperfect, subjective, mistuned, conceited, pedantic, closed, solemn, treble, sicilian.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective octave:
band, bands, range, passages, intervals, stanzas, doublings, analysis, scale, equivalence, levels, interval, bandwidth, day, species, filter, doubling, filters, displacement, scales, key, transposition, coupler, slope, keyboard, steps, frequencies, passage, piano, playing, span, analyzer, note, leaps, relationship, increase, stanza, transpositions, rhyme, position, couplers, jump, instrument, flute, compass, descent, figure, twist, frequency, spectrum, pitch, tone, bandwidths, displacements, leap, spectra, voice, stop, unison, pattern, generalization, tones, feuillet, illusion, skip, jumps, thanet, duplications, technique, noise, rule, instruments, verse, set, skips, device, notes, sign, analyzers, rhymes, lower, coupling, quality, bass, sound, phenomenon, analyses, similarity, stops, qualities, rise, measurements.

Consonant match to octave:
active, act of, hecht of, oct of.

Words that sound like octave:
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