octave
n. விழாநாளுக்கு எட்டாம் நாள், விழாநாள் முதல் எட்டு நாள் தொகுதி, எட்டன் தொகுதி, எட்டடிச்செய்யுள், பதினான்கடிச் செய்யுளின் முதல் எடடடி, (இசை) சுரத்தின் மேற்பாலை, பன்னிரண்டு அசைசுரத்தொகதி, மேற்பாலைக் கள்விக்கட்டை, வாட்போரில் ஒரு நிலை, 13.5 காலன் அளவு கொண்ட இன்றேல் விடா.
Oc"tave, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. octava an eighth, fr. octavus eighth, fr. octo eight. See Eight, and cf. Octavo, Utas.] 1. The eighth day after a church festival, the festival day being included; also, the week following a church festival. "The octaves of Easter." Jer. Taylor. 2. (Mus.) (a) The eighth tone in the scale; the interval between one and eight of the scale, or any interval of equal length; an interval of five tones and two semitones. (b) The whole diatonic scale itself. Note: The ratio of a musical tone to its octave above is 1:2 as regards the number of vibrations producing the tones. 3. (Poet.) Defn: The first two stanzas of a sonnet, consisting of four verses each; 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 an octave higher than those of the German or ordinary flute; -- called also piccolo. See Piccolo. 4. A small cask of wine, the eighth part of a pipe. Oc"tave, a. Defn: Consisting of eight; eight. Dryden.