OCTET


Meaning of OCTET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɔkˈtet ]

n. (also octette) 1 Mus. a a composition for eight voices or instruments. b the performers of such a piece. 2 a group of eight. 3 the first eight lines of a sonnet. 4 Chem. a stable group of eight electrons. [It. ottetto or G Oktett: assim. to OCT-, DUET, QUARTET]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.