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Meaning of superoctave | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. The octave above another.
  2. A coupler in the organ by means of which is sounded an octave higher than the one struck.
  3. An organ stop two octaves above the principal.

Examples

“Succeeding superoctaves are pitches found at frequencies four, eight, sixteen times, and so on, of the fundamental frequency.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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