Sekirov Dictionary

octavate

/ˈɒktəveɪt/

verb 5
noun 1
forms 3

verb5

To sound one octave higher or lower.
•
To resonate or sound one octave higher or lower.
- The string, originally divided, will continue for some time to “octavate”. — 1922
•
(rare) To double the pitch of (a part of itself).
- A 12-string doubles the octaves of only the lower four strings…. A doubled, capoed guitar “octavates up” the top two strings. — 1999
•
To span (at least) one octave in playing a musical instrument.
- Ability to ornament, octavate, play chords and do some improvising. — 1984
(rare) To convert (the expression of a number) from denary to octal notation.

noun1

•
(rare) octave (transfiguratively)
- There is an octavate of odours as well as octavates of notes in music. Like the keys of instruments, certain odours coincide or blend. — 2000

forms

octavated · octavating · octavates

This dictionary works without the internet: on your phone · in Chrome