octonaladj.

Brit.

/ɒkˈtəʊnl/, U.S.

/ˌɑkˈtoʊn(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin octōnī , octōnus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin octōnī eight at a time, by eights, plural of octōnus ( < octo eight (see octo- comb. form) + -nus , suffix forming adjectives) + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier octonary adj.

= octonary adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eight > [adjective] > relating to, consisting of, or proceeding by

octonary1615

octonal1860

octaval1884

1860 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 135/2 The binary base..is here proposed, as the only proper base for gradation; and the octonal, as the true commercial base, for numeration and notation.

1887 Longman's Mag. Sept. 517 The advantages possessed by a decimal over a duodecimal or octonal system [of coinage].

1997 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 453 706 The latter shows the Cantor set implying an octonal fragmentation process while the former gives just the..binary fragmentation process.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	octonal
释义	octonaladj. Brit. /ɒkˈtəʊnl/, U.S. /ˌɑkˈtoʊn(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin octōnī , octōnus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin octōnī eight at a time, by eights, plural of octōnus ( < octo eight (see octo- comb. form) + -nus , suffix forming adjectives) + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier octonary adj. = octonary adj. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eight > [adjective] > relating to, consisting of, or proceeding by octonary1615 octonal1860 octaval1884 1860 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 135/2 The binary base..is here proposed, as the only proper base for gradation; and the octonal, as the true commercial base, for numeration and notation. 1887 Longman's Mag. Sept. 517 The advantages possessed by a decimal over a duodecimal or octonal system [of coinage]. 1997 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 453 706 The latter shows the Cantor set implying an octonal fragmentation process while the former gives just the..binary fragmentation process. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1860
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