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Definition of Octave flute

Octave flute
Octave Oc"tave, n. [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.) 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.

Meaning of Octave flute from wikipedia

- The b**** flute is a member of the flute family pitched one octave below the concert flute. The tubing length is twice as long at 146 cm (57 in), which...
- same type of fingerings as the standard transverse flute, but the sound it produces is an octave higher. This has given rise to the name ottavino (Italian...
- it: third flute (A4), fifth flute (soprano; C5), sixth flute (D5), and octave flute (sopranino; F5). The term flute du quart, or fourth flute (B♭4), was...
- b**** flute is an octave lower than the concert flute, and the contrab**** flute is an octave lower than the b**** flute. Less commonly seen flutes include...
- similar to the regular concert flute, except it is pitched two octaves lower; the lowest performable note is two octaves below middle C (the lowest C on...
- funeral processions. The pan flute's tubes are stopped at one end, at which the standing wave is reflected giving a note an octave lower than that produced...
- is pitched in C, four octaves below the concert flute (three octaves below the b****, two below the contrab****, and one octave below the double contrab****)...
- The contra-alto flute is a large member of the flute family, pitched between the b**** and the contrab****. It is a transposing instrument either in G (a...
- flute. The subcontrab**** flute in G is pitched a fourth below the contrab**** flute in C, and two octaves below the alto flute; it is sometimes built a...
- resonator; see vessel flute for details of the acoustics. The best hand flute players have a range of up to 2.5 octaves. Flute Wolf-whistling Whistle...