- octet
- 1. a unit of quantity equal to 8. The name comes from the Latin numeral octo.
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octet — octet … Dictionnaire des rimes
octet — [ ɔktɛ ] n. m. • v. 1960; de oct « huit » ♦ Inform. Base composée de huit caractères binaires (⇒ bit) utilisée dans la plupart des langages machines. Un caractère alphanumérique peut être représenté par un octet. Une mémoire de plusieurs millions … Encyclopédie Universelle
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… … Wikipedia
octet — OCTÉT, octete, s.n. octeţi, s.m. 1. s.n. Formaţie compusă din opt persoane (instrumentişti sau cântăreţi) care execută împreună o lucrare muzicală; lucrare muzicală scrisă pentru această formaţie. 2. s.n. (chim.) Ansamblu format din opt electroni … Dicționar Român
octet — oc*tet , n. [From L. octo eight, like E. duet, fr.L. duo. See {Octave}.] 1. (Mus.) A composition for eight parts, usually for eight solo instruments or voices. [1913 Webster] 2. A group of eight singers or eight musicians. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
octet — англ. [о/ктэт] octette фр. [октэ/т] octuor [октюо/р] октет … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов
octet — ► NOUN 1) a group of eight musicians. 2) a musical composition for eight voices or instruments. 3) a group of eight lines of verse … English terms dictionary
octet — or octette [äk tet′] n. [ OCT + (DU)ET] 1. any group of eight; esp., an OCTAVE (sense 2) 2. Music a) a composition for eight voices or eight instruments b) a group of eight performers of this, or any group of ei … English World dictionary
Octet — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Octet (homonymie). Ne doit pas être confondu avec byte. Multiples d’octets tels que définis par IEC 60027 2 … Wikipédia en Français
Octet — Die Artikel Zweihundertfünfundfünfzig und Oktett (Informatik) überschneiden sich thematisch. Hilf mit, die Artikel besser voneinander abzugrenzen oder zu vereinigen. Beteilige dich dazu an der Diskussion über diese Überschneidungen. Bitte… … Deutsch Wikipedia
octet — noun a) A group or set of eight of something. An octet of waiters sang her Happy Birthday . b) A group of eight musicians performing together. This is done by breaking down each set of permissions (user, group, and other) to represent an octet … Wiktionary
