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- English Word Octant Definition One of the eight parts into which a space is divided by three coordinate planes.
- English Word Octapla Definition A portion of the Old Testament prepared by Origen in the 3d century, containing the Hebrew text and seven Greek versions of it, arranged in eight parallel columns.
- English Word Octaroon Definition See Octoroon.
- English Word Octastyle Definition See Octostyle.
- English Word Octateuch Definition A collection of eight books; especially, the first eight books of the Old Testament.
- English Word Octavalent Definition Having a valence of eight; capable of being combined with, exchanged for, or compared with, eight atoms of hydrogen; -- said of certain atoms or radicals.
- English Word Octave Definition The eighth day after a church festival, the festival day being included; also, the week following a church festival.
- English Word Octave Definition The eighth tone in the scale; the interval between one and eight of the scale, or any interval of equal length; an interval of five tones and two semitones.
- English Word Octave Definition The whole diatonic scale itself.
- English Word Octave Definition The first two stanzas of a sonnet, consisting of four verses each; a stanza of eight lines.
- English Word Octave Definition A small cask of wine, the eighth part of a pipe.
- English Word Octave Definition Consisting of eight; eight.
- English Word Octavo Definition A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into eight leaves; hence, indicating more or less definitely a size of book so made; -- usually written 8vo or 8¡.
- English Word Octavo Definition Having eight leaves to a sheet; as, an octavo form, book, leaf, size, etc.
- English Word Octavos Definition of Octavo
- English Word Octene Definition Same as Octylene.
- English Word Octennial Definition Happening every eighth year; also, lasting a period of eight years.
- English Word Octet Definition A composition for eight parts, usually for eight solo instruments or voices.
- English Word Octic Definition Of the eighth degree or order.
- English Word Octic Definition A quantic of the eighth degree.
- English Word Octile Definition Same as Octant, 2.
- English Word Octillion Definition According to the French method of numeration (which method is followed also in the United States) the number expressed by a unit with twenty-seven ciphers annexed. According to the English method, the number expressed by a unit with forty-eight ciphers annexed. See Numeration.
- English Word Octo- Definition Alt. of Octa-
- English Word Octoate Definition A salt of an octoic acid; a caprylate.
- English Word October Definition The tenth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
- English Word October Definition Ale or cider made in that month.
- English Word Octocera Definition Octocerata.
- English Word Octocerata Definition A suborder of Cephalopoda including Octopus, Argonauta, and allied genera, having eight arms around the head; -- called also Octopoda.
- English Word Octochord Definition See Octachord.
- English Word Octodecimo Definition Having eighteen leaves to a sheet; as, an octodecimo form, book, leaf, size, etc.