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Octave vs. Scale
Octave
/ˈɒktəv/Examples:
The musical piece rose gracefully, reaching a high octave.In poetry, she employed an octave to structure her sonnet.The singer's voice soared above the orchestra, a true octave master.
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Scale
/skeɪl/Examples:
Jacques shows how to scale a fish in a plastic bag.Bring me, I pray you, my little scales.""Step on the scale," said the attendant, brusquely.
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Scale and octave are both related to music, but they refer to different concepts.
- A scale is a series of notes ordered by pitch, often used in exercises or to create melodies.
- An octave is the interval between one pitch and another pitch that is twice its frequency.
- Remember that a scale can contain multiple octaves as you ascend or descend in pitch.
- Octave is a measure of distance in pitch, whereas scale is more about the specific sequence of notes.
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