octave in Spanish
octave in Spanish is octava — 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 Spanish
octava
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 Spanish?
"octave" in Spanish is octava. 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 use "octave" in a sentence?
Example: "She sang the final line an octave higher than written." In Spanish, "octave" is octava.
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