English Explanatory Dictionary

octavation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Transposition by an octave.
  2. Normalization of a numerical ratio by repeated multiplication or division by 2.
  3. The relationship between two planets that are distant from each other by one eighth of a great circle (45.625 degrees)
  4. Conversion (of the expression of a number) from denary to octal notation.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒktəveɪʃən/ /ˈɒkteɪveɪʃən/

Word forms

octavation octavations

Etymology

First attested in 1922; probably formed as octav(e) + -ation, but compare octavate.

Related words

octavate octavated octavating
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