See Also: octachord(dictionary)

octachord (iou)



octachord adjective & noun. M18.
[In senses A.1, B.2 from Latin octachordos adjective, late Latin octachordon noun, from Greek oktakhordos adjective, oktakhordon noun, formed as OCTA- + khorde string (see CORD noun1). In senses A.2, B.1 from OCTA- + CHORD noun1.]
Music.
A. adjective.
Having eight strings. M18.
Of or pertaining to an eight-note scale. M18.
b. noun.
A series of eight notes, as the ordinary diatonic scale. L18.
A musical instrument having eight strings. E19.