octopartiteadj.

Brit.

/ˌɒktəʊˈpɑːtʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˌɑktoʊˈpɑrˌtaɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: octo- comb. form, partite adj., tripartite adj., quadripartite adj.

Etymology: < octo- comb. form + partite adj., after bipartite adj., tripartite adj., quadripartite adj., etc. Compare earlier octopartition n.

Divided into or consisting of eight parts. Formerly: (Law) †(of a contract, indenture, etc.) drawn up in eight corresponding parts, one for each party (obsolete). (In quot. 1854: to the extent of an eighth part.)

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal obligation > contract > [adjective] > types of indenture

quadripartite1464

bipartite1506

quadruparted1575

octopartite1752

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eight > [adjective] > relating to eight parties

octopartite1752

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eight > [adjective] > divided into eight

octofid1760

octopartite1854

1752 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. III. 561 Sir James Balfour..brought with him the octopartite indenture signed by Morton among others.

1854 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 21 451 The Lichtenstein, sovereign and subject at once; octopartite possessor of a vote dietical.

a1878 G. G. Scott Lect. Mediæval Archit. (1879) II. 196 This may be carried out on all four sides, and thus become an octopartite vault.

1976 Ecology 57 395/2 Even the original octopartite trophic characterization is too crude a representation of a plant's arthropod community organization.

1992 D. Yarwood Archit. of Europe (BNC) The church..has a lantern with its octopartite rib vault.

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

单词	octopartite
释义	octopartiteadj. Brit. /ˌɒktəʊˈpɑːtʌɪt/, U.S. /ˌɑktoʊˈpɑrˌtaɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: octo- comb. form, partite adj., tripartite adj., quadripartite adj. Etymology: < octo- comb. form + partite adj., after bipartite adj., tripartite adj., quadripartite adj., etc. Compare earlier octopartition n. Divided into or consisting of eight parts. Formerly: (Law) †(of a contract, indenture, etc.) drawn up in eight corresponding parts, one for each party (obsolete). (In quot. 1854: to the extent of an eighth part.) ΘΚΠ society > law > legal obligation > contract > [adjective] > types of indenture quadripartite1464 bipartite1506 quadruparted1575 octopartite1752 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eight > [adjective] > relating to eight parties octopartite1752 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eight > [adjective] > divided into eight octofid1760 octopartite1854 1752 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. III. 561 Sir James Balfour..brought with him the octopartite indenture signed by Morton among others. 1854 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 21 451 The Lichtenstein, sovereign and subject at once; octopartite possessor of a vote dietical. a1878 G. G. Scott Lect. Mediæval Archit. (1879) II. 196 This may be carried out on all four sides, and thus become an octopartite vault. 1976 Ecology 57 395/2 Even the original octopartite trophic characterization is too crude a representation of a plant's arthropod community organization. 1992 D. Yarwood Archit. of Europe (BNC) The church..has a lantern with its octopartite rib vault. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1752
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