octet

名词 octet:

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

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n.（名词）
Music
【音乐】
A composition written for eight voices or eight instruments.
八重的乐曲：为八个人演唱或八件乐器演奏而作的曲子
A group of eight singers or eight instrumentalists.
八重唱：八个唱手一组的演唱或八个乐器一组的演奏组合
A group of eight:
八个一组：
例句：
.A train of heavy wagons rumbled north on the Winnipeg Trail, drawn by octets of oxen, the drovers walking alongside.(Garrison Keillor)
.一排沉重的运货车隆隆地向北行驶在温尼伯山路上，由八头一组的牛拖着，车夫们在一旁走着.(加里森·谢勒)

See octave
参见 octave
A set of eight valence electrons in an atom or ion, forming a stable configuration.
八重态：在一个原子或离子中，形成稳定组态的一组八个化合价电子

来源：
Alteration influenced by octo- duet
受 octo-的影响 duet
of Italian ottetto
意大利语 ottetto的变化
from otto [eight]
源自 otto [八]
from Latin octô * see oktô(u)
源自 拉丁语 octô *参见 oktô(u)