different between pertain vs octaval

English

Etymology

From Middle English pertenen, from Old French partenir (modern French appartenir), in turn from Latin pertine?, pertin?re.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /p??te?n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??te?n/
• Rhymes: -e?n
• Hyphenation: per?tain

Verb

pertain (third-person singular simple present pertains, present participle pertaining, simple past and past participle pertained)

1. (intransitive) to belong to or be a part of; be an adjunct, attribute, or accessory of
2. (intransitive) to relate, to refer, be relevant to
3. (intransitive) To apply; to be or remain in place; to continue to be applicable

Usage notes

• In all the above senses, pertain is followed by to (or formerly by unto, as in The King James Version of The Bible and in the plays of Shakespeare, although to is used in these works as well).

Quotations

(relate):

• 1989, Sort out any booklets or manuals that pertain to the heating system or any other fixture that you are leaving behind. — One's company, Underwood, Lynn, Southampton: Ashford.

Synonyms

• appertain

Antonyms

• be irrelevant

Related terms

• pertinent
• pertinence
• pertinency

Translations

Anagrams

• Painter, Parenti, apterin, painter, pine tar, repaint, terapin

English

Etymology

octave +? -al

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?kt??v?l, IPA^(key): /?k?te?v?l/
• (US) enPR: ?kt??v?l, IPA^(key): /?k?te?v?l/

Adjective

octaval (not comparable)

1. (music) Of, pertaining to, or relating to an octave.
2. Proceeding by intervals of eight.
3. Octonary; expressed in base-8; octal, octonal.

Derived terms

• intra-octaval (music)
• octavolateral

References

• “octaval, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]
• “octaval, adj.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Dec. 2008]