octaves
- plural of octave.
Example Sentences
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Ms. O’Hara, best known for her crystalline singing in musical revivals, proves to have a similarly wide range of octaves when it comes to physical comedy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
However, in one research project, astronomer Mark Whittle compressed the first million years of the universe into 10 seconds, shifted up by 50 octaves so that the human ear could hear.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2025
This excitation triggers the generation of harmonic electronic states that give rise to single photons -- similar to how musical harmonics produce notes across multiple octaves.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2024
She was a coloratura soprano with an almost freakish vocal range — nearly four octaves, it was said, a voice capable, if any voice is, of the wineglass-shattering stunt of legend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
But her fingers are long and supple—she has no problem with pieces that are written for two octaves, no problem at all.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
