octad

English

Etymology

From oct- +‎ -ad.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɒktæd/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑkˌtæd/
Hyphenation: oc‧tad

Noun

octad (plural octads)

A group of eight things.
Synonym: octonary
(historical) hundred million = myriad myriad; 100,000,000 = 10⁸ [from 16th c.]

Coordinate terms

(group) monad, duad/dyad, triad, tetrad, pentad, hexad, hebdomad/heptad, ogdoad/octad, ennead/nonad, decad/decade, hendecad, dodecad/duodecade, chiliad

Derived terms

octadic
octad of octads

Related terms

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