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Octants
- noun - a measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration
- an eighth part of the circumference of a circle
Octapla
- - A portion of the Old Testament prepared by Origen in the 3d century, containing the Hebrew text and seven Greek versions of it, arranged in eight parallel columns.
Octaves
- noun - a feast day and the seven days following it
- a musical interval of eight tones
- a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse
- Eight line poem
Octavos
- noun - the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves
Octette
- noun - a musical composition written for eight performers
- a set of eight similar things considered as a unit
- eight people considered as a unit
- eight performers or singers who perform together
Octoate
- - A salt of an octoic acid; a caprylate.
October
- noun - the month following September and preceding November
Octofid
- - Cleft or separated into eight segments, as a calyx.
Octopod
- noun - a cephalopod with eight arms but lacking an internal shell
Octopus
- noun - bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
- tentacles of octopus prepared as food