单词 | octaving |
释义 | † octavingn. Obsolete. rare. The addition of strings to the ordinary strings of a piano, etc., tuned an octave higher, so as to reinforce the tone. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > making or fitting instruments > [noun] > altering keyboard instrument octaving1885 ravalement1959 1885 A. J. Hipkins in Encycl. Brit. XIX. 74/1 Imitation of the harpsichord by ‘octaving’ was at this time [about 1772] an object with piano makers. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1885 |
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