superoctave
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]superoctave (plural superoctaves)
- (music) The octave above another.
- Succeeding superoctaves are pitches found at frequencies four, eight, sixteen times, and so on, of the fundamental frequency.
- (music) A coupler in the organ by means of which is sounded an octave higher than the one struck.
- (music) An organ stop two octaves above the principal.