music for eight musicians; group of eight musicians
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Octet Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
A composition for eight parts, usually for eight solo instruments or voices.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA composition for eight parts, usually for eight solo instruments or voices.
octet
\oc*tet"\ (?), n. [from l. octo eight, like e. duet, fr.l. duo. see octave.] (mus.) a composition for eight parts, usually for eight solo instruments or voices.
octet
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1. the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one [syn: eight, 8, viii, eighter, eighter from decatur, octad, ogdoad, octonary]
2. eight performers or singers who perform together [syn: octette]
3. a set of eight similar things considered as a unit [syn: octette]
4. eight people considered as a unit [syn: octette, eightsome]
5. a musical composition written for eight performers [syn: octette]
Noun
1. the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
(synonym) eight, 8, VIII, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, ogdoad, octonary
(hypernym) digit, figure
2. eight performers or singers who perform together
(synonym) octette
(hypernym) musical organization, musical organisation, musical group
3. a set of eight similar things considered as a unit
(synonym) octette
(hypernym) set
4. eight people considered as a unit
(synonym) octette, eightsome
(hypernym) gathering, assemblage
5. a musical composition written for eight performers
(synonym) octette
(hypernym) musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
Octet Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
A byte of eight binary digits usually operated upon as an entity. (188 )
Octet Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
A term for eight (8) bits that is sometimes used interchangeably with "byte" to mean the same thing.
An octet is 8 bits. This term is used in networking, rather than byte, because some systems have bytes that are not 8 bits long.
Alternative term for a set of eight bits (i.e., a byte).
Octet Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Octet may refer to:
Music
- Octet (music), ensemble consisting of eight instruments or voices, or composition written for such an ensemble
- Octet (Beethoven), 1793 composition by Ludwig van Beethoven
- Octet (Mendelssohn), 1825 composition by Felix Mendelssohn
- Octet (Reich), 1979 composition by Steve Reich
- Octet (Schubert), 1824 composition by Franz Schubert
- Octet (Stravinsky), 1923 composition by Igor Stravinsky
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