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    octet
    /ɒkˈtɛt/

    noun

    • 1. a group of eight people or things.

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  2. OCTET definition: 1. a group of eight singers or musicians performing together 2. a piece of music written for eight…. Learn more.

  3. The octet is a unit of digital information in computing and telecommunications that consists of eight bits. The term is often used when the term byte might be ambiguous, as the byte has historically been used for storage units of a variety of sizes.

  4. 1. : a musical composition for eight instruments or voices. 2. : a group or set of eight: such as. a. : octave sense 2b. b. : the performers of an octet. Examples of octet in a Sentence.

  5. Define octet. octet synonyms, octet pronunciation, octet translation, English dictionary definition of octet. n. 1. Music a. A composition for eight voices or eight instruments. b. A group of eight singers or eight instrumentalists. 2. A group of eight: "A train of...

  6. noun. any group of eight, esp eight singers or musicians. a piece of music composed for such a group. prosody another word for octave. chem a group of eight electrons forming a stable shell in an atom. Discover More.

  7. noun. 1. any group of eight; esp., an octave (sense 2) 2. Music. a. a composition for eight voices or eight instruments. b. a group of eight performers of this, or any group of eight musicians.

  8. Definition of octet noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. Definitions of octet. noun. eight performers or singers who perform together. synonyms: octette. see more. see less. type of: musical group, musical organisation, musical organization. an organization of musicians who perform together.

  10. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Music oc‧tet /ɒkˈtet $ ɑːk-/ noun [ countable] 1 eight singers or musicians performing together 2 a piece of music for an octet Examples from the Corpus octet • The band began as an octet, but spent most of the set in various sub-divisions, from quartet through to septet.

  11. noun. 1. any group of eight; esp., an octave (sense 2) 2. Music. a. a composition for eight voices or eight instruments. b. a group of eight performers of this, or any group of eight musicians.