Definition of octave in English:

octave

noun ˈɒktɪv

1Music
A series of eight notes occupying the interval between (and including) two notes, one having twice or half the frequency of vibration of the other.
〔乐〕八度音阶
Example sentencesExamples
- One of the most difficult passages for the violin in the first movement is a melodic minor one-octave scale in fingered octaves.
- These ratios produce the eight notes of an octave in the musical scale corresponding to the white keys on a piano.
- Trotter uses this music to introduce octaves, accented rhythms, a whole tone scale and a continuous cross-hand pattern.
Synonyms
range, area, region, reaches, sweep
1. 1.1 The interval between the two notes at the extremes of an octave.
  八度音程
  Example sentencesExamples
  Rocky sung this quietly, and an octave lower than it was supposed to be.
  I hissed softly, my voice a few octaves higher than it should have been.
  What is it that makes notes one octave apart fit together so well?
  His voice had changed, dropping several octaves.
  He sang an octave higher than his master, to better suit his tenor.
2. 1.2 Each of the two notes at the extremes of an octave.
  （八度音程中的）首音；尾音
  Example sentencesExamples
  Meanwhile, strong octave Bs in the bass, along with the lengthy pedals necessary to sustain them, create the tremendous resonance this passage requires.
  Psychotic disco drums and vivacious octave bass lines introduce us to the Liars new mania.
  In another, open octaves alternate with chordal homophony.
3. 1.3 The two notes at the extremes of an octave sounding together.
  （八度音程中的）首音；尾音
  Example sentencesExamples
  Lerner conquered the score's thunderous octaves and tone clusters brilliantly.
  Only one, ‘I Love to Tell the Story,’ has the melody in octaves in the bass.
  They chant in a deep harmonic, which can be heard sounding three octaves at once during stages in the ritual.
  The main difficulty of the second section is the pages of interlocking octaves, chords and single notes covering the entire range of the keyboard.
  The coda makes use of octaves and large chords, which may cause difficulty for smaller hands.
2A group or stanza of eight lines; an octet.
八行诗节；八重奏；八重唱
Example sentencesExamples
- In ‘Tea,’ a fine Italian sonnet, she finishes the octave with ‘we learn nothing of ours is ours to keep.’
- The second quatrain of Smith's sonnet alludes to Petrarch's octave.
- The beginning octave of this sonnet fits poorly with the sestet.
- Boccaccio's poem, a pastoral romance in rhymed octaves, has been aptly described as a hymn to nature.
- Not only has the poet repeatedly discovered different dramatic structures, she also discovered whole new octaves of tone.
3The seventh day after a Church festival.
教会节日后的第七天
Example sentencesExamples
- On the watery desert from Pentecost to Christmas, they stay on the Isle of Ailbe from Christmas through the octave of Epiphany.
1. 3.1 A period of eight days beginning with the day of a Church festival.
  （从教会节日算起的）八天周期
  Example sentencesExamples
  They composed new liturgies in his honor and celebrated his death (unique for any local saint) with a full octave of worship.
4Fencing
The last of eight parrying positions.
〔剑〕（击剑防守姿势的）第八式
5British A wine cask holding an eighth of a pipe.
〈英〉（容量为八分之一大酒桶的）酒桶

Origin

Middle English (in sense 3): via Old French from Latin octava dies 'eighth day'.

Definition of octave in US English:

octave

noun

1Music
A series of eight notes occupying the interval between (and including) two notes, one having twice or half the frequency of vibration of the other.
〔乐〕八度音阶
Example sentencesExamples
- Trotter uses this music to introduce octaves, accented rhythms, a whole tone scale and a continuous cross-hand pattern.
- These ratios produce the eight notes of an octave in the musical scale corresponding to the white keys on a piano.
- One of the most difficult passages for the violin in the first movement is a melodic minor one-octave scale in fingered octaves.
Synonyms
range, area, region, reaches, sweep
1. 1.1 The interval between the two notes at the extremes of an octave.
  八度音程
  Example sentencesExamples
  I hissed softly, my voice a few octaves higher than it should have been.
  He sang an octave higher than his master, to better suit his tenor.
  What is it that makes notes one octave apart fit together so well?
  Rocky sung this quietly, and an octave lower than it was supposed to be.
  His voice had changed, dropping several octaves.
2. 1.2 Each of the two notes at the extremes of an octave.
  （八度音程中的）首音；尾音
  Example sentencesExamples
  In another, open octaves alternate with chordal homophony.
  Psychotic disco drums and vivacious octave bass lines introduce us to the Liars new mania.
  Meanwhile, strong octave Bs in the bass, along with the lengthy pedals necessary to sustain them, create the tremendous resonance this passage requires.
3. 1.3 The two notes at the extremes of an octave sounding together.
  （八度音程中的）首音；尾音
  Example sentencesExamples
  Only one, ‘I Love to Tell the Story,’ has the melody in octaves in the bass.
  They chant in a deep harmonic, which can be heard sounding three octaves at once during stages in the ritual.
  The coda makes use of octaves and large chords, which may cause difficulty for smaller hands.
  The main difficulty of the second section is the pages of interlocking octaves, chords and single notes covering the entire range of the keyboard.
  Lerner conquered the score's thunderous octaves and tone clusters brilliantly.
2A poem or stanza of eight lines; an octet.
八行诗节；八重奏；八重唱
Example sentencesExamples
- Boccaccio's poem, a pastoral romance in rhymed octaves, has been aptly described as a hymn to nature.
- Not only has the poet repeatedly discovered different dramatic structures, she also discovered whole new octaves of tone.
- In ‘Tea,’ a fine Italian sonnet, she finishes the octave with ‘we learn nothing of ours is ours to keep.’
- The beginning octave of this sonnet fits poorly with the sestet.
- The second quatrain of Smith's sonnet alludes to Petrarch's octave.
3The eighth day after a church festival, inclusive of the day of the festival.
Example sentencesExamples
- On the watery desert from Pentecost to Christmas, they stay on the Isle of Ailbe from Christmas through the octave of Epiphany.
1. 3.1 A period of eight days beginning with the day of a Church festival.
  （从教会节日算起的）八天周期
  Example sentencesExamples
  They composed new liturgies in his honor and celebrated his death (unique for any local saint) with a full octave of worship.
4Fencing
The last of eight standard parrying positions.
〔剑〕（击剑防守姿势的）第八式

Origin

Middle English (in octave (sense 3)): via Old French from Latin octava dies ‘eighth day’.

单词	octave
释义	Definition of octave in English: octave noun ˈɒktɪv 1Music A series of eight notes occupying the interval between (and including) two notes, one having twice or half the frequency of vibration of the other. 〔乐〕八度音阶 Example sentencesExamples One of the most difficult passages for the violin in the first movement is a melodic minor one-octave scale in fingered octaves. These ratios produce the eight notes of an octave in the musical scale corresponding to the white keys on a piano. Trotter uses this music to introduce octaves, accented rhythms, a whole tone scale and a continuous cross-hand pattern. Synonyms range, area, region, reaches, sweep 1.1 The interval between the two notes at the extremes of an octave. 八度音程 Example sentencesExamples Rocky sung this quietly, and an octave lower than it was supposed to be. I hissed softly, my voice a few octaves higher than it should have been. What is it that makes notes one octave apart fit together so well? His voice had changed, dropping several octaves. He sang an octave higher than his master, to better suit his tenor. 1.2 Each of the two notes at the extremes of an octave. （八度音程中的）首音；尾音 Example sentencesExamples Meanwhile, strong octave Bs in the bass, along with the lengthy pedals necessary to sustain them, create the tremendous resonance this passage requires. Psychotic disco drums and vivacious octave bass lines introduce us to the Liars new mania. In another, open octaves alternate with chordal homophony. 1.3 The two notes at the extremes of an octave sounding together. （八度音程中的）首音；尾音 Example sentencesExamples Lerner conquered the score's thunderous octaves and tone clusters brilliantly. Only one, ‘I Love to Tell the Story,’ has the melody in octaves in the bass. They chant in a deep harmonic, which can be heard sounding three octaves at once during stages in the ritual. The main difficulty of the second section is the pages of interlocking octaves, chords and single notes covering the entire range of the keyboard. The coda makes use of octaves and large chords, which may cause difficulty for smaller hands. 2A group or stanza of eight lines; an octet. 八行诗节；八重奏；八重唱 Example sentencesExamples In ‘Tea,’ a fine Italian sonnet, she finishes the octave with ‘we learn nothing of ours is ours to keep.’ The second quatrain of Smith's sonnet alludes to Petrarch's octave. The beginning octave of this sonnet fits poorly with the sestet. Boccaccio's poem, a pastoral romance in rhymed octaves, has been aptly described as a hymn to nature. Not only has the poet repeatedly discovered different dramatic structures, she also discovered whole new octaves of tone. 3The seventh day after a Church festival. 教会节日后的第七天 Example sentencesExamples On the watery desert from Pentecost to Christmas, they stay on the Isle of Ailbe from Christmas through the octave of Epiphany. 3.1 A period of eight days beginning with the day of a Church festival. （从教会节日算起的）八天周期 Example sentencesExamples They composed new liturgies in his honor and celebrated his death (unique for any local saint) with a full octave of worship. 4Fencing The last of eight parrying positions. 〔剑〕（击剑防守姿势的）第八式 5British A wine cask holding an eighth of a pipe. 〈英〉（容量为八分之一大酒桶的）酒桶 Origin Middle English (in sense 3): via Old French from Latin octava dies 'eighth day'. Definition of octave in US English: octave noun 1Music A series of eight notes occupying the interval between (and including) two notes, one having twice or half the frequency of vibration of the other. 〔乐〕八度音阶 Example sentencesExamples Trotter uses this music to introduce octaves, accented rhythms, a whole tone scale and a continuous cross-hand pattern. These ratios produce the eight notes of an octave in the musical scale corresponding to the white keys on a piano. One of the most difficult passages for the violin in the first movement is a melodic minor one-octave scale in fingered octaves. Synonyms range, area, region, reaches, sweep 1.1 The interval between the two notes at the extremes of an octave. 八度音程 Example sentencesExamples I hissed softly, my voice a few octaves higher than it should have been. He sang an octave higher than his master, to better suit his tenor. What is it that makes notes one octave apart fit together so well? Rocky sung this quietly, and an octave lower than it was supposed to be. His voice had changed, dropping several octaves. 1.2 Each of the two notes at the extremes of an octave. （八度音程中的）首音；尾音 Example sentencesExamples In another, open octaves alternate with chordal homophony. Psychotic disco drums and vivacious octave bass lines introduce us to the Liars new mania. Meanwhile, strong octave Bs in the bass, along with the lengthy pedals necessary to sustain them, create the tremendous resonance this passage requires. 1.3 The two notes at the extremes of an octave sounding together. （八度音程中的）首音；尾音 Example sentencesExamples Only one, ‘I Love to Tell the Story,’ has the melody in octaves in the bass. They chant in a deep harmonic, which can be heard sounding three octaves at once during stages in the ritual. The coda makes use of octaves and large chords, which may cause difficulty for smaller hands. The main difficulty of the second section is the pages of interlocking octaves, chords and single notes covering the entire range of the keyboard. Lerner conquered the score's thunderous octaves and tone clusters brilliantly. 2A poem or stanza of eight lines; an octet. 八行诗节；八重奏；八重唱 Example sentencesExamples Boccaccio's poem, a pastoral romance in rhymed octaves, has been aptly described as a hymn to nature. Not only has the poet repeatedly discovered different dramatic structures, she also discovered whole new octaves of tone. In ‘Tea,’ a fine Italian sonnet, she finishes the octave with ‘we learn nothing of ours is ours to keep.’ The beginning octave of this sonnet fits poorly with the sestet. The second quatrain of Smith's sonnet alludes to Petrarch's octave. 3The eighth day after a church festival, inclusive of the day of the festival. Example sentencesExamples On the watery desert from Pentecost to Christmas, they stay on the Isle of Ailbe from Christmas through the octave of Epiphany. 3.1 A period of eight days beginning with the day of a Church festival. （从教会节日算起的）八天周期 Example sentencesExamples They composed new liturgies in his honor and celebrated his death (unique for any local saint) with a full octave of worship. 4Fencing The last of eight standard parrying positions. 〔剑〕（击剑防守姿势的）第八式 Origin Middle English (in octave (sense 3)): via Old French from Latin octava dies ‘eighth day’.
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