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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesoctet
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɔk.tɛt
"Ce fichier pèse plusieurs mégaoctets."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A group of eight musicians or a musical composition written for eight instruments or voices.
"The chamber orchestra concluded the evening with a breathtaking performance of Schubert's famous string octet." - 2
A byte consisting of eight bits, commonly used in telecommunications and networking.
"Network packet sizes are frequently measured in octets to ensure precise data transmission standards."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'octō' (eight) via French, entering English in the 19th century primarily to denote a musical composition or group for eight performers. In the mid-20th century, its semantic scope expanded significantly within computer science to describe a byte consisting of eight bits.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Octet" is said worldwide
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octet
Transliteration: ɔk.tɛt
"Ce fichier pèse plusieurs mégaoctets."
Oktett
Transliteration: ɔkˈtɛt
"Das Musikstück wurde für ein Oktett geschrieben."
ottetto
Transliteration: otˈtɛt.to
"L'ottetto ha suonato magnificamente."
octeto
Transliteration: okˈte.to
"El octeto interpretó una pieza clásica."
octeto
Transliteration: okˈtɛ.tu
"O octeto de cordas encantou a plateia."
अष्टक
Transliteration: ashtak
"यह संगीत रचना आठ कलाकारों के समूह के लिए है।"
八重奏
Transliteration: bā chóng zòu
"这首管弦乐是一首精彩的八重奏。"
8중주
Transliteration: pal-jung-ju
"현악 8중주 연주가 시작되었습니다."
八重奏
Transliteration: hachijūsō
"その演奏会では美しい八重奏が披露された。"
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