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Meaning of "octet" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OCTET

From Latin octo eight, on the model of duet.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF OCTET

octet  [ɒkˈtɛt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OCTET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Octet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OCTET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of octet in the English dictionary

The first definition of octet in the dictionary is any group of eight, esp eight singers or musicians. Other definition of octet is a piece of music composed for such a group. Octet is also a group of eight electrons forming a stable shell in an atom.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OCTET


motet
məʊˈtɛt
octette
ɒkˈtɛt
quartet
kwɔːˈtɛt
quartette
kwɔːˈtɛt
quintet
kwɪnˈtɛt
quintette
kwɪnˈtɛt
septet
sɛpˈtɛt
septette
sɛpˈtɛt
sestett
sɛsˈtɛt
sextet
sɛksˈtɛt
sextett
sɛksˈtɛt
sextette
sɛksˈtɛt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OCTET

octastyle
octaval
octavalent
octave
octave coupler
Octavia
Octavian
octavo
octennial
octennially
octette
octillion
octillionth
octingentenary
October
October Revolution
October surprise
Octobrist
octocentenaries
octocentenary

WORDS THAT END LIKE OCTET

barbershop quartet
basket
bet
budget
cabinet
carpet
dectet
diet
et
factory outlet
feet
forget
fustet
get
gilet
het
in the secret
on the market
sestet
string quartet

Synonyms and antonyms of octet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «octet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OCTET

Find out the translation of octet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of octet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «octet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

八位
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

octeto
570 millions of speakers

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octet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ओकटेट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الثماني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

октет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

octeto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অষ্টপাদী কবিতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

octuor
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Oktet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Oktett
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オクテット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

옥텟
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Octet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

octet
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எட்டுத்தொகுதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑक्टेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sekiz kişilik koro
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ottetto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oktet
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

октет
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

octet
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οκτάδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

octet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oktett
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oktett
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of octet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OCTET»

The term «octet» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.445 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OCTET» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «octet» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «octet» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about octet

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OCTET»

Discover the use of octet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to octet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The TCP/IP Guide: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Internet ...
For example, consider Class B. The first two bits of the first octet are 10. The remaining bits can be any combination of ones and zeros. This is normally represented as 10xx xxxx (shown as two groups of four for readability). Thus, the binary for ...
Charles M. Kozierok, 2005
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Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry
3.2 What Is the Octet Rule? In 1916, Gilbert N. Lewis (Section 2.6) devised a beautifully simple model that unified many of the observations about chemical bonding and chemical reactions. He pointed out that the lack of chemical reactivity of ...
Frederick Bettelheim, William Brown, Mary Campbell, 2009
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Sams Teach Yourself TCP/IP in 24 Hours
If you need to convert a dotted decimal address to a 32-bit binary address, convert each period-separated number in the address to a binary octet and then concatenate the octets. The following procedure shows how to convert the decimal ...
Joe Casad, 2004
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The Bassoon's Essential Role in the Evolution of the Wind ...
Also, in order to have a better understanding of the Serenade by Mozart and Octet for winds by Stravinsky, their symphonic works were analyzed to determine how each composer wrote for the bassoon in other genres and this is compared to the ...
Lisa M. Renteria, 2007
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Using and Managing PPP
Octet stuffing is controlled by the asynchronous control character map (ACCM), commonly called the "asyncmap." If you monitor PPP traffic passing through an asynchronous serial interface, you will see that the data stream isn't an exact ...
Andrew Sun, 1999
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BuckyWorks: Buckminster Fuller's Ideas for Today
Octet. Truss. / discovered that the tetrahedron was at the root of the matter. — RBF The contest is to bridge a certain distance — two feet is usual — using nothing but toothpicks, sewing thread, and a bit of glue. The winning bridge is the one ...
J. Baldwin, 1996
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Organic Chemistry
2s sp 2p 2p sp hybridization, with electron population for carbon C. An Analysis of S and P Compounds containing S and P are often drawn with more bonds than are allowed by the octet rule and therefore the hybridization states of these ...
William Brown, Christopher Foote, Brent Iverson, 2011
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General Organic and Biological Chemistry
OCTET. RULE. To understand why particular ions form, it helps to consider the arrangement of electrons about atomic nuclei. One approach is to list the distribution of electrons into the various energy levels. This was done for the elements ...
Kenneth W. Raymond, 2009
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The Nature of Science: An A-Z Guide to the Laws and ...
Atoms tend to lose or gain electrons until their outer shell holds eight electrons c 420Bc • ATOMIC THEORY I860s • PERIODIC TABLE I9I9 • OCTET RULE late • MOLECULAR I920s ORBITAL THEORY I930s • CHEMICAL BONOS The ...
James S. Trefil, 2003
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Principles of Chemistry: The Molecular Science
Third-period elements can also satisfy the octet rule by using just 3s and 3p orbitals, such as in PF3. See Suidan, L., et al. Journal of Chemical Education Vol. 72, 1995; p. 583 for a discussion of bonding in exceptions to the octet rule.
John Moore, Conrad Stanitski, Peter Jurs, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OCTET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term octet is used in the context of the following news items.
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Reviews: Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Mbongwana Star, Warren …
Propelled by razor-sharp riffs, the octet has evolved a groove that's as pulsating as Fela Kuti's afrobeat, as mesmerising as Tinariwen's desert ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
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Summerfest brings Strauss romantic opera 'Capriccio' to Pittsburgh
Along the way, we find Flamand has very ecstatic music and the big octet in two parts is just brilliant. It's been such a pleasure to work on.”. «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
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Four ways to put last week's perfect storm behind you this weekend
You get music by the soulful San Diego octet the Sure Fire Soul Ensemble. Come early and grab some chow at the Uptown eateries and shop ... «Long Beach Press Telegram, Jul 15»
4
Here & Now for July 23
Concert: The Mike Flack Jazz Octet will perform at 7 p.m. July 28 at Centennial Plaza, Corner of Whitney and Center streets. Rain location ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
5
What's Hot in the City July 24th weekend
... The New World Jazz Composers Octet, Brazilian flutist and composter Fernando Brandao and his Quintet and more. For a complete line-up, ... «BayStateBanner, Jul 15»
6
The Rapp for July 23
This Saturday (July 25) at 7 p.m. and Sunday (July 26) at 3, an all-star octet led by Wynton Marsalis (and featuring trumpeter Marcus Printup, ... «Rappahannock News, Jul 15»
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Swanage Jazz Fest swings hard with Jean Tousaint's Art Blakey Sextet
Their Saturday night counterparts were the Stan Tracey Dynasty Octet, drummer son Clark master-minding a series of octet reprises, with Marks ... «Jazzwise magazine, Jul 15»
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Meg Baird - Don't Weigh Down the Light Album Review
Meg Baird has certainly paid her dues, having been lead singer of Philadelphian octet Espers, an alumni of both Sharon Van Etten and the ... «Contactmusic.com, Jul 15»
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The week ahead: Pop & rock
... the Gerry Beaudoin/Jesse Williams bass/guitar Duo, and saxophonist Daniel Ian Smith & the New World Jazz Composers Octet's compelling ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
10
Edith Weiss, Director of The Odd Couple at the Barth, Keeps Us …
Her cast is an octet of comic actors that any regular playgoer will recognize – DCPA vet O'Carroll as Olive Madison, the grumpy mess of the duo ... «Westword, Jul 15»

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