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octave meaning in Tamil

ஆக்டேவ்

/ˈɒktɪv/US/ˈɑktɪv/

octave in Tamil: ஆக்டேவ், ஒக்டேவ், அக்டேவ். In English, octave means an interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency.

Tamil words for octave

ஆக்டேவ், ஒக்டேவ், அக்டேவ்

English 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).
  4. noun A poetic stanza consisting of eight lines; usually used as one part of a sonnet.

Full definition of octave

octave in a sentence

  • 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.

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Questions about octave in Tamil

What is the meaning of octave in Tamil?
Octave in Tamil is ஆக்டேவ், ஒக்டேவ், அக்டேவ்.
octave என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Octave: ஆக்டேவ், ஒக்டேவ், அக்டேவ்.
What does octave mean in English?
Octave means an interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency.

Source and license

Tamil words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “octave”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: octave (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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