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superoctave

noun

Etymology

From super- + octave.

Definitions

  1. The octave above another.

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

  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.

The neighborhood

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