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octogesimal

octogesimal adjective: based on the number eighty; used to describe the Réaumur scale.

Adjective

octogesimal (not comparable)

  1. Based on the number eighty; used to describe the Réaumur scale.

Questions about octogesimal

What does octogesimal mean?
Octogesimal means based on the number eighty; used to describe the Réaumur scale.
What part of speech is octogesimal?
Octogesimal is an adjective.

Words near octogesimal in the dictionary

  1. octogenarian
  2. octogenarianism
  3. octogenarians
  4. octogenaries
  5. octogenary
  6. octogesimal
  7. octogild
  8. octogintillion
  9. octoglot
  10. octogon
  11. octogonal

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