Thesaurus: octave

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1. n. The eighth day after a church festival, the festival day being included; also, the week following a church festival.
2. n. 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.
3. n. The whole diatonic scale itself.
4. n. The first two stanzas of a sonnet, consisting of four verses each; a stanza of eight lines.
5. n. A small cask of wine, the eighth part of a pipe.
6. a. Consisting of eight; eight.
7. n. a feast day and the seven days following it
8. n. a musical interval of eight tones
9. n. a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse
10. 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. Consisting of eight; eight. Dryden.
11. The first two stanzas of a sonnet, consisting of four verseseach; 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 anoctave higher than those of the German or ordinary flute; -- calledalso piccolo. See Piccolo.
12. n:100 n. a feast day and the seven days following it n. a musical interval of eight tones n. a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse