English-Finnish translations for octave

• oktaavi
  soittaa oktaavia ylempää
  sävel sijaitsee 4. oktaavissa

Definition of octave

• An interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency
• The pitch an octave higher than a given pitch
• A coupler on an organ which allows the organist to sound the note an octave above the note of the key pressed (cf sub-octave
• The eighth defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword out straight at knee level
• The day that is one week after a feast day in the Latin rite of the Catholic Church
• An eight-day period beginning on a feast day in the Latin rite of the Catholic Church
• An octonion
• The subjective vibration of a planet
• Consisting of eight; eight in number

Examples

• The melody jumps up an octave at the beginning, then later drops back down an octave.
• The singer was known for astounding clarity over her entire five-octave range.
• The octave has a pitch ratio of 2:1.
• The bass starts on a low E, and the tenor comes in on the octave.

Related words

• contraoctave
• octave jump
• Octave of Easter
• octave flute
• contra octave
• sub-contra octave
• diminished octave
• augmented octave
• double contraoctave