octaves is a form of:

Octave



ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
The eighth day after a church festival, the festival day being included; also, the week following a church festival.
2.
The eighth tone in the scale; the interval between one and eight of the scale, or any interval of equal length; an interval of five tones and two semitones.
3.
The whole diatonic scale itself.
4.
The first two stanzas of a sonnet, consisting of four verses each; a stanza of eight lines.
5.
A small cask of wine, the eighth part of a pipe.
adjective
1.
Consisting of eight; eight.