octave in Chinese
octave in Chinese is 高八度 — octave means the musical distance between one note and another note with double or half its pitch frequency, spanning eight notes of the scale.
octave in Chinese
高八度
Pronounced: gāo bā dù
(music) The pitch an octave higher than a given pitch.
What does "octave" mean?
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noun The musical distance between one note and another note with double or half its pitch frequency, spanning eight notes of the scale.
"She sang the final line an octave higher than written."
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noun A stanza or unit of eight lines of poetry, especially the opening eight lines of a sonnet.
"The octave sets up the problem, and the closing sestet answers it."
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octave in a sentence
- She sang the final line an octave higher than written.
- A piano keyboard repeats the same twelve notes in every octave.
- The octave sets up the problem, and the closing sestet answers it.
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What is "octave" in Chinese?
"octave" in Chinese is 高八度. octave means: The musical distance between one note and another note with double or half its pitch frequency, spanning eight notes of the scale.
How do you pronounce 高八度?
"octave" in Chinese is 高八度, pronounced "gāo bā dù".
How do you use "octave" in a sentence?
Example: "She sang the final line an octave higher than written." In Chinese, "octave" is 高八度.
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