How to use octave in a sentence

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• The oboe overblows at the octave; the clarinet at the twelfth.From the entry overblow
• 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
• If the speed is doubled, the signal will increase in pitch one octave.1973, George R Neaderhiser, Guidelines for the Development of a Comprehensive Music Curriculum for Elementary Secondary Schools, page…. From the entry octavation
• 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
• Since the octave describes the nonhuman parts of Creation, it omits both morality and theonymy: God and Christ are never named.2010, Stephen Burt, David Mikics, The Art of the Sonnet, →ISBN, page 215. From the entry theonymy
• After years of practice she can manage a finger fan just past an octave and even for that there is pain.1992, Michael Doane, City of light: a novel, →ISBN, page 41. From the entry finger fan
• More octaves ensue, followed by chromatic passagework with filigree scales.1987, Harold C. Schonberg, The Great Pianists, →ISBN, page 189. From the entry passagework
• His voice rose about an octave, actually just short of a scream, and he said something to the effect that "it's an HE-double-hockey-sticks-week at work."2002, Eric G. Stephan, R. Wayne Pace, Powerful Leadership: How to Unleash the Potential in Others and Simplify Your Own Life. From the entry HE-double-hockey-sticks
• The octavating treble clef has been used for the tenor part, indicating that it should be sung an octave lower than written.1997, Timothy Swan, edited by Nym Cooke, Psalmody and Secular Songs, page 268. From the entry octavating
• The tenor is here written in the octavating G clef, indicating that it is to be sung an octave lower than notated.1995, Stephen Jenks, edited by David Warren Steel, Collected Works, page xlviii. From the entry octavating
• 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
• The first thing we learned about humanityless Caroline is that her voice is down an octave (sultrier, digging it), and also that she is a total BAMF.2015 March 13, Rebecca Serle, “The Vampire Diaries Recap: Take Out Her Heart”, in Vulture, archived from the original on 11 May 2023. From the entry bamf
• The famous Lisztian octave passages bring up an important point: the performance of music is not only an art, but a form of sport, rather like tennis or fencing.2002, Charles Rosen, chapter 1, in Piano Notes: The World of the Pianist, Free Press, published 2004, →ISBN, page 4. From the entry Lisztian
• This octavation will be qualified (and perhaps rendered nil) if on a day when Uranus is well aspected its octave Mercury should be adversely aspected, or vice versa.1947, George Llewellyn, Improved Perpetual Planetary Hour Book (rev. ed.), page 170. From the entry octavation

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 octave in a sentence

How do you use octave in a sentence?

Octave is used as a noun and adjective. For example: “The melody jumps up an octave at the beginning, then later drops back down an octave.”

What is a short sentence with octave?

“The octave has a pitch ratio of 2:1.”

What does octave mean?

Octave means an interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency.