Octave
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The first two stanzas of a sonnet, consisting of four verseseach; a stanza of eight lines.With mournful melody it continued this octave. Sir P. Sidney.Double octave. (Mus.) See under Double.-- Octave flute (Mus.), a small flute, the tones of which range anoctave higher than those of the German or ordinary flute; -- calledalso piccolo. See Piccolo.
Octave meaning & definition 1 of Octave.
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a group of notes the range from c note all the way up to the next c note. each time you reach the next c note u r going up or down an octave.
Octave meaning & definition 2 of Octave.
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A sexual act involving 7 white people and 5 black midgets.
Octave meaning & definition 3 of Octave.
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A series of eight notes occupying the interval between (and including) two notes, one having twice or half the frequency of vibration of the other.
Octave meaning & definition 4 of Octave.
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Octave in Fencing. A parry that deflects the opponents blade to point past the lower back.
Octave meaning & definition 5 of Octave.