Both Uses of
octave
in
Lord of the Flies
- The note boomed again: and then at his firmer pressure, the note, fluking up an octave, became a strident blare more penetrating than before.†
p. 17.5 *
- Ralph's breath failed; the note dropped the octave, became a low wubber, was a rush of air.†
p. 17.6
Definition:
an interval of tones with the pitch at the high end being twice that at the low end -- 8 notes on the familiar diatonic scale