different between octuple vs octet

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?tu?.p?l/
• Rhymes: -u?p?l

Adjective

octuple (not comparable)

1. eightfold

Noun

octuple (plural octuples)

1. An eightfold amount or number

Verb

octuple (third-person singular simple present octuples, present participle octupling, simple past and past participle octupled)

1. (intransitive) To increase eightfold.
2. (transitive) To increase or multiply something by eight.

Translations

See also

• octuplet

Anagrams

• couplet

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k.typl/

Adjective

octuple (plural octuples)

1. octuple

Verb

octuple

1. first-person singular present indicative of octupler
2. third-person singular present indicative of octupler
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of octupler
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of octupler
5. second-person singular imperative of octupler

Latin

Adjective

octuple

1. vocative masculine singular of octuplus

English

Alternative forms

• octett, octette (rare)

Etymology

From Latin octo (“eight”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?t?t/
• Rhymes: -?t

Noun

octet (plural octets)

1. A group or set of eight of something.

   Synonyms: octad, octonary, (chiefly Greek and Egyptian contexts) ogdoad, (particularly babies) octuplet, (8-day week) nundine

2. (music) A group of eight musicians performing together.

3. (music) A composition for such a group of musicians.
4. (computing) A byte of eight bits. Abbreviation: o

   Synonym: byte

5. (computing, rare) A group of three bits, representing any of eight possible values.

Derived terms

• octet rule

Related terms

• octa-
• octuple

Translations

See also

• duet
• nonet
• quartet
• quintet
• septet
• sextet
• solo
• trio

Further reading

• octet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “octet”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• tecto-

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k.t?/

Noun

octet m (plural octets)

1. (computing) byte (of eight bits), octet

Synonyms

• o (abbreviation)

Derived terms

Further reading

• “octet” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ok?tet/

Noun

octet m (plural octe?i)

1. (computing) byte (of eight bits)

Synonyms

• byte

Further reading

• octet in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)