octavation

/AA1 K T AH0 V EY1 SH AH0 N/

noun

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

Translate “octavation” into another language

Choose a language below to open the translator with English selected as the source language.