octachord
/ˈɑktəˌkɔrd/
noun
- A musical instrument or system with eight strings.
- The ancient Greek octachord had eight strings tuned to different notes.
- The museum displayed a replica of an octachord from classical times.
- She studied the octachord as part of her music history class.
- A series or group of eight notes in music; an octave.
- The melody moved through a full octachord before returning to the tonic.
- He composed a piece that explored each note of the octachord.
- In early music theory, the octachord represented the complete scale.