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Octave Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Octave? [n] a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse [n] a musical interval of eight tones [n] a feast day and the seven days following it Synonyms \| Synonyms for Octave: musical octave Related Terms \| Find terms related to Octave: antistrophe \| bassoon \| block flute \| bombard \| book \| bourdon \| burden \| canto \| cello \| chorus \| claribel \| clarinet \| clarion \| concert flute \| consecutive intervals \| contraoctave \| cornet \| cornopean \| couplet \| cromorna \| cymbel \| degree \| diapason \| diatessaron \| diatonic interval \| diatonic semitone \| distich \| double contraoctave \| dulciana \| eight \| eighter from Decatur \| eighth \| English horn \| enharmonic diesis \| enharmonic interval \| envoi \| epode \| fifth \| flute stop \| foundation stop \| four-foot octave \| four-line octave \| fourniture \| fourth \| gamba \| gedeckt \| gemshorn \| great octave \| half step \| halftone \| harmonic flute \| heptastich \| hexastich \| hybrid stop \| interval \| koppel flute \| larigot \| less semitone \| line \| measure \| melodia \| melodic interval \| mixture \| monostich \| mutation stop \| nazard \| note \| oboe \| octad \| octagon \| octahedron \| octameter \| octastich \| octastyle \| Octateuch \| octavo \| octet \| octonary \| octosyllable \| ogdoad \| one-line octave \| organ stop \| ottava \| ottava alta \| ottava bassa \| ottava rima \| parallel octaves \| pentastich \| piccolo \| plein jeu \| posaune \| principal \| quatrain \| quint \| quintaten \| rank \| ranket \| reed stop \| refrain \| register \| rhyme royal \| rohr flute \| second \| semitone \| septet \| sesquialtera \| sestet \| seventh \| sextet \| shawm \| sixth \| small octave \| Spenserian stanza \| spitz flute \| stanza \| stave \| step \| stop \| stopped diapason \| stopped flute \| strain \| string diapason \| string stop \| strophe \| subcontraoctave \| syllable \| tercet \| terza rima \| tetrastich \| third \| tierce \| tone \| tone row \| tremolo \| triplet \| tristich \| trombone \| trumpet \| twelfth \| two-foot octave \| two-line octave \| unda maris \| unison interval \| utas \| verse \| vibrato \| viola \| voix celeste \| vox angelica \| vox humana \| whole step See Also \| church festival \| interval \| musical interval \| religious festival \| stanza Octave In Webster's Dictionary \Oc"tave\, n. [F., fr. L. octava an eighth, fr. octavus eighth, fr. octo eight. See {Eight}, and cf. {Octavo}, {Utas}.] 1. The eighth day after a church festival, the festival day being included; also, the week following a church festival. ``The octaves of Easter.'' --Jer. Taylor. 2. (Mus.) (a) The eighth tone in the scale; the interval between one and eight of the scale, or any interval of equal length; an interval of five tones and two semitones. (b) The whole diatonic scale itself. Note: The ratio of a musical tone to its octave above is 1:2 as regards the number of vibrations producing the tones. 3. (Poet.) The first two stanzas of a sonnet, consisting of four verses each; a stanza of eight lines. With mournful melody it continued this octave. --Sir P. Sidney. {Double octave}. (Mus.) See under {Double}. {Octave flute} (Mus.), a small flute, the tones of which range an octave higher than those of the German or ordinary flute; -- called also {piccolo}. See {Piccolo}. 4. A small cask of wine, the eighth part of a pipe. \Oc"tave\, a. Consisting of eight; eight. --Dryden.

Octave Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Octave?

[n] a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse
[n] a musical interval of eight tones
[n] a feast day and the seven days following it

Synonyms | Synonyms for Octave: musical octave

Octave In Webster's Dictionary

\Oc"tave\, n. [F., fr. L. octava an eighth, fr. octavus
eighth, fr. octo eight. See {Eight}, and cf. {Octavo},
{Utas}.]
1. The eighth day after a church festival, the festival day
   being included; also, the week following a church
   festival. ``The octaves of Easter.'' --Jer. Taylor.

2. (Mus.)
   (a) The eighth tone in the scale; the interval between one
       and eight of the scale, or any interval of equal
       length; an interval of five tones and two semitones.
   (b) The whole diatonic scale itself.

Note: The ratio of a musical tone to its octave above is 1:2
      as regards the number of vibrations producing the
      tones.

3. (Poet.) The first two stanzas of a sonnet, consisting of
   four verses each; a stanza of eight lines.

         With mournful melody it continued this octave. --Sir
                                               P. Sidney.

{Double octave}. (Mus.) See under {Double}.

{Octave flute} (Mus.), a small flute, the tones of which
   range an octave higher than those of the German or
   ordinary flute; -- called also {piccolo}. See {Piccolo}.

4. A small cask of wine, the eighth part of a pipe.


\Oc"tave\, a.
Consisting of eight; eight. --Dryden.

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