octet
Plural: octets
Noun
- A group of eight musicians or singers, or their composition.
- the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
- eight performers or singers who perform together
- a set of eight similar things considered as a unit
- eight people considered as a unit
- a musical composition written for eight performers
- A group or set of eight of something.
- A group of eight musicians performing together.
- A composition for such a group of musicians.
- A byte of eight bits. Abbreviation: o
- A group of three bits, representing any of eight possible values.
Examples
- An octet of waiters sang her "Happy Birthday".
- The eight letters on his rack formed a perfect OCTET, ready for a bingo!
Origin / Etymology
From Latin octo (“eight”).
Synonyms
8, eight, eighter, eighter from Decatur, eightsome, octad, octette, octonary, ogdoad, VIII, byte, nundine, octuplet
Scrabble Score: 7
octet: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordoctet: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
octet: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary