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octet

/ɒkˈtɛt/

/ɑkˈtɛt/

Translations

octetnoun

octets

/ɒkˈtɛt/

/ɑkˈtɛt/

The composer wrote an octet for strings.

Композитор написал октет для струнных.

Additional translations

восьмеричный код

Synonyms

group of eight

octetnoun

A group of eight people or things.

The octet of musicians performed a beautiful symphony together.

A musical composition for eight voices or instruments.

The composer wrote an octet that was performed by a string ensemble.

A set of eight lines of verse, especially the first eight lines of a sonnet in the Italian form.

The poet crafted an octet that set the tone for the rest of the sonnet.

In computing, a byte, which consists of eight bits.

Each octet in the data packet was carefully analyzed for errors.

In chemistry, a stable group of eight electrons occupying a valence shell.

According to the octet rule, atoms tend to gain or lose electrons to complete an octet.