Plural of octave

Forms of octave

Octaves in a sentence

• Unable to contain his excitement, Foyʼs voice rose two octaves and took on a Hitlerian fervor.2015, Paul Beatty, The Sellout, Oneworld Publications (2016), page 217. From the entry Hitlerian
• Without it, modern classical music, which requires modulation over a plurality of octaves, would not be possible.2005: Kenley Dove, “Aristotelian vs. Socratic Mimesis in Hegelian Perspective”; Dieter Wandschneider [ed.], Das Geistige und das Sinnliche…. From the entry intra-octaval
• The upper octaves of the flute's compass are produced by overblowing.1909, Leander Jan Bekker, Stokes' Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians. From the entry overblow
• More octaves ensue, followed by chromatic passagework with filigree scales.1987, Harold C. Schonberg, The Great Pianists, →ISBN, page 189. From the entry passagework
• Gurdjieff's main harmonium was a Kasriel model Hero-flutes No. 56 with a range of three and one-quarter octaves and had four stops: trémolo, voix céleste, forté, and flute.2015, Johanna Petsche, Gurdjieff and Music, →ISBN. From the entry forté

Meaning of octave

1. noun An interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency.
2. noun The pitch an octave higher than a given pitch.
3. noun 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).

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Questions about the plural of octave

What is the plural of octave?

The plural of octave is octaves.

Is octave countable?

Octave is a countable noun.