octa

Eight, in compounds

Octa- is a prefix meaning eight, from Greek.

An octagon has eight sides, an octopus has eight arms, and an octave spans eight notes.

The prefix appears in technical and scientific terms: octane, octet, octahedron.

Sometimes shortened to oct- before vowels.

geometry

vertices

Corner points of shapes

  • sidesLateral edges or teams
  • anglesRotation between intersecting lines
  • symmetryInvariance under transformation

polygon · regular · equilateral · convex · diagonals · perimeter · area · plane · figure · UFC

eight

octad

Set of eight

octennial · octavo · byte · eightfold · octuplet

octopus

cephalopod

Tentacled marine mollusk class

ink · camouflage · mollusk · beak · intelligence · mantle · siphon · invertebrate · deepsea · aquatic

octave

interval

Duration between two points

  • scaleMeasure of relative size
  • pitchFrequency of sound
  • semitoneMinimum Western musical interval

harmony · music · diatonic · chromatic · register · range · span · doubling · frequency · unison

chemistry

hydrocarbon

All-carbon-and-hydrogen compound

  • alkaneSaturated hydrocarbon series
  • fuelEnergy source material
  • gasolineRefined petroleum vehicle fuel

rating · isomer · combustion · organic · carbon · chain · molecule

Opposites
numerical sequence

octamono-

Prefix meaning one

uni- · hepta- · di- · deca- · tri-

numerical prefix sequence

octamono

Single, as prefix

uni · bi · tri · quad · tetra

Phrases
Family

octopus, October, octagon, octave, octane, octagonal, octet, octant, octahedron

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