Defn: A quantic of the eighth degree.
OCTILE
Oc"tile, n. Etym: [Cf. F. octil, a. See Octant.]
Defn: Same as Octant, 2. [R.]
OCTILLION
Oc*til"lion, n. Etym: [L. octo eight + -illion, as in E. million: cf.
F. octillion.]
Defn: According to the French method of numeration (which method is followed also in the United States) the number expressed by a unit with twenty-seven ciphers annexed. According to the English method, the number expressed by a unit with forty-eight ciphers annexed. See Numeration.
OCTO-; OCTA-
Oc"to-, Oc"ta-. Etym: [L.octo eight, Gr. Eight.]
Defn: A combining form meaning eight; as in octodecimal, octodecimal, octolocular.
OCTOATE
Oc"to*ate, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of an octoic acid; a caprylate.
OCTOBER
Oc*to"ber, n. Etym: [L., the eighth month of the primitive Roman
year, which began in March, fr. octo eight: cf.F. Octobre. See
Octave.]