octaval

octaval

English

Etymology

octave +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ŏktāʹvəl, IPA^(key): /ɒkˈteɪvəl/
• (US) enPR: ŏktāʹvəl, IPA^(key): /ɑkˈteɪvəl/

Adjective

octaval (not comparable)

1. (music) Of, pertaining to, or relating to an octave.
2. Proceeding by intervals of eight.
3. Octonary; expressed in base-8; octal, octonal.

Derived terms

• intra-octaval (music)
• octavolateral

References

• “octaval, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]
• “octaval, adj.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Dec. 2008]