pseudo-octave
pseudo-octave · pseudo-octaves
An interval whose frequency ratio is not 2:1, but is perceived or treated as…An interval whose frequency ratio is not 2:1 (that of the octave), but is perceived or treated as equivalent to this ratio, and whose pitches are considered equivalent to each other as with octave equivalency.
Meaning
1 sensesAn interval whose frequency ratio is not 2:1 (that of the octave), but is perceived or treated as equivalent to this ratio, and whose pitches are considered equivalent to each other as with octave equivalency.
Origin
From pseudo- + octave.From pseudo- + octave.
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Forms
plural: pseudo-octaves| Singular | pseudo-octave |
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