octatonic
/ˌɒktəˈtɒnɪk/Music
adjective
Designating a scale of eight notes made up of alternating tone and semitone intervals. Of a composition or musical style: based on or using octatonic scales.
Origin
1960s. From octa- + tonic, after tone.
- spirometer
- spirometry
- spironolactone
- spirt
- spirulina
- spiry
- spit
- spit and polish
- spit-and-sawdust
- spitball
- spitballer
- spit blood
- spitchcock
- spit chips
- spit curl
- spit dog
- spite
- spiteful
- spitefully
- spitefulness
- spit feathers (or tacks)
- spitfire
- Spithead
- spit in (or into) the wind
- spit in the eye (or face) of