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English

Adjective

octan (not comparable)

1. Occurring every eight days.

Noun

octan (plural octans)

1. A fever that recurs every eight days.

Anagrams

• Acton, Canto, Caton, act on, acton, canto

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?ot?stan]

Noun

octan m

1. (organic chemistry) acetate

   Synonym: acetát

Further reading

• octan in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• octan in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??t?s.tan/

Noun

octan m inan

1. (organic chemistry) acetate (salt or ester of acetic acid)

Declension

Further reading

• octan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??k.t?l/

Noun

octal (countable and uncountable, plural octals) (abbreviated oct)

1. (arithmetic, computing, uncountable) The number system that uses the eight digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
2. (arithmetic, computing, countable) A digit or value in the octal number system.

Synonyms

• (system): base 8, octonary (not used in computing)

Adjective

octal (not comparable)

1. (arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers expressed in octal or mathematical calculations performed using octal.

Synonyms

• base-8

Translations

See also

• base
• binary
• decimal
• hexadecimal

Anagrams

• actol, lacto-, tlaco

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ok?tal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /uk?tal/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

octal (masculine and feminine plural octals)

1. octal

Noun

octal m (plural octals)

1. octal

Further reading

• “octal” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “octal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Romanian

Etymology

From French octale

Adjective

octal m or n (feminine singular octal?, masculine plural octali, feminine and neuter plural octale)

1. octal

Declension