名詞 octet:

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
   同義詞：eight, 8, VIII, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, ogdoad, octonary
2. eight performers or singers who perform together
   同義詞：octette
3. a set of eight similar things considered as a unit
   同義詞：octette
4. eight people considered as a unit
   同義詞：octette, eightsome
5. a musical composition written for eight performers
   同義詞：octette

oc.tet

n.（名詞）
Music
【音樂】
A composition written for eight voices or eight instruments.
八重的樂曲：為八個人演唱或八件樂器演奏而作的曲子
A group of eight singers or eight instrumentalists.
八重唱：八個唱手一組的演唱或八個樂器一組的演奏組合
A group of eight:
八個一組：
例句：
.A train of heavy wagons rumbled north on the Winnipeg Trail, drawn by octets of oxen, the drovers walking alongside.(Garrison Keillor)
.一排沉重的運貨車隆隆地向北行駛在溫尼伯山路上，由八頭一組的牛拖著，車夫們在一旁走著.(加里森·謝勒)

See octave
參見 octave
A set of eight valence electrons in an atom or ion, forming a stable configuration.
八重態(tài)：在一個原子或離子中，形成穩(wěn)定組態(tài)的一組八個化合價電子

來源：
Alteration influenced by octo- duet
受 octo-的影響 duet
of Italian ottetto
意大利語 ottetto的變化
from otto [eight]
源自 otto [八]
from Latin octô * see oktô(u)
源自 拉丁語 octô *參見 oktô(u)