Associations to the word «Octet»

OCTET, noun. A group or set of eight of something.

OCTET, noun. (music) A group of eight musicians performing together.

OCTET, noun. (music) A composition for such a group of musicians.

OCTET, noun. (computing) A byte of eight bits. Abbreviation: o

OCTET, noun. (computing) (rare) A group of three bits, representing eight possible values.

OCTET RULE, noun. (chemistry) A rule stating that atoms lose, gain, or share electrons in order to have a full valence shell of 8 electrons. (Hydrogen is excluded because it can hold a maximum of 2 electrons in its valence shell.)

OCTET RULE, noun. (chemistry) The statement that when atoms combine to form molecules they generally each lose, gain, or share valence electrons until they attain or share eight; also called [Lewis rule of eight]

OCTET, noun. The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one.

OCTET, noun. Eight performers or singers who perform together.

OCTET, noun. A set of eight similar things considered as a unit.

OCTET, noun. Eight people considered as a unit.

OCTET, noun. A musical composition written for eight performers.