octet
/ɒkˈtɛt/
octet noun: a group or set of eight of something.
Noun
octet (plural octets)
- A group or set of eight of something.
- A group of eight musicians performing together.
- An octet of waiters sang her "Happy Birthday".
- A composition for such a group of musicians.
- A byte of eight bits. Abbreviation: o
- Synonyms:
- byte
- A group of three bits, representing any of eight possible values.
- This is done by breaking down each set of permissions (user, group, and other) to represent an octet.2003, Nitesh Dhanjani, Linux and UNIX security portable reference
octet meaning in Tamil and Bengali
octet in Tamil
- எண்ணிசைப்பாடல், எண்பொருள், எண்மி
octet in Bengali
- আট জনের দল, সংগীতদল
Synonyms of octet
Forms of octet
| plural | octets |
|---|---|
| alternative form (rare) | octett |
| alternative form (rare) | octette |
Origin of octet
From oct- (“eight”) + -et.
Words formed from octet
Words that rhyme with octet
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- upset
- vignette
- whet
- sett
- cornet
- let
- manchette
- roulette
- yet
- cadet
- cassette
- collarette
- forget
- pet
- banquette
- met
- mignonette
- musette
- reset
- unset
- abet
- beget
- brunette
- cuvette
- debt
- dinette
- dudette
- duet
- minuet
- navette
- planchette
- quartet
- regret
- silhouette
- vinaigrette
- aid and abet
- amourette
- barrette
- bavette
- bet
- brett
- briquette
- corvette
- couchette
- enucleate
- fossette
- grisette
- ket
Questions about octet
- What does octet mean?
- Octet means a group or set of eight of something.
- What is octet in Tamil?
- Octet in Tamil is எண்ணிசைப்பாடல், எண்பொருள், எண்மி. See Octet meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is octet?
- Octet is a noun.
- How do you pronounce octet?
- Octet is pronounced /ɒkˈtɛt/.
- What is the plural of octet?
- The plural of octet is octets.
Words near octet in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: octet (page history and authors); octet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); octet (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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