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octave
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Derivatives :
adj
octaval
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- octave
['ɑktev]
['ɔktɪv]
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1.
noun
从节日起的第八天
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2.
noun
节日算起的八天
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3.
noun
八行一节的诗；具体指：十四行诗的前八行（尤指皮特拉克的十四行诗）
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4.
noun
八行一节的诗；
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5.
noun
八个一组
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6.
noun
[Fencing]
八种防守姿势的第八式
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7.
noun
[Music]
八音度
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8.
noun
[Music]
一音阶
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9.
noun
[Music]
高（或低）八度音
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10.
noun
[Music]
八度和音
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11.
noun
[Music]
产生八度音的音栓
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12.
adjective
八个一组的；有八个的
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13.
adjective
[Music]
高八度音的
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an octave key
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高八度音键
Collins English-English Dictionary
- octave
['ɒktɪv]
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n
the interval between two musical notes one of which has twice the pitch of the other and lies eight notes away from it counting inclusively along the diatonic scale
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2.
n
one of these two notes, esp the one of higher pitch
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3.
n
(as modifier)
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an octave leap
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4.
n
See also perfect diminished interval
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5.
n
[prosody]
a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse
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6.
n
a feast day and the seven days following
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7.
n
the final day of this period
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8.
n
the eighth of eight basic positions in fencing
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9.
n
any set or series of eight
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10.
adj
consisting of eight parts
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11.
adj
[Etymology]
C14: (originally: eighth day) via Old French from Medieval Latin octava dies eighth day (after a festival), from Latin octo eight
Examples
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The bass octave can only be sung by a male voice.
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低音部八度和音只能由男声来唱。
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他今天感冒了，只能低八度进行演唱了。
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Having caught a cold today, he has to sing one octave lower.
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