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octonary

/ok-tuh-ner-ee/US // ˈɒk təˌnɛr i //UK // (ˈɒktənərɪ) rare //

八角形,八角形的,八角星,八角

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : pertaining to the number 8.
    • : consisting of eight.
    • : proceeding by eight.
    • : octal.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural oc·to·nar·ies.

    • : a group of eight; an ogdoad.
    • : Also octal. Prosody. a stanza of eight lines.
    • : a number in an octonary system.

Examples

  • It is said that the ancient Saxons used the octonary system,220 but how, or for what purposes, is not stated.