octet

Definitions of octet in various dictionaries:

noun - the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one

noun - eight performers or singers who perform together

noun - a set of eight similar things considered as a unit

noun - eight people considered as a unit

noun - a musical composition written for eight performers

Music.

A composition written for eight voices or eight instruments.

A group of eight singers or eight instrumentalists.

A group of eight: “A train of heavy wagons rumbled north on the Winnipeg Trail, drawn by octets of oxen, the drovers walking alongside” (Garrison Keillor).

See octave (n.

A set of eight valence electrons in an atom or ion, forming a stable configuration.

noun - a group of eight