Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

octaving

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oc-taving
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An audio effect in which a signal is combined with another version of itself that is an octave higher or lower.

Uncountable

Etymology

From octave + -ing.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: octave

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does octaving mean?: An audio effect in which a signal is combined with another version of itself that is an octave higher or lower.
Where does octaving come from?: From octave + -ing.

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