octile

/ˈɒksɪl, ˈɒktɪl/

Definitions

1. noun

A polygon with eight sides

“The architect designed an octile-shaped glass building for the company’s new headquarters”

2. noun

A unit of angular measurement equal to one-eighth of a circle, used to express the angle of rotation

“The engineer calculated the octile angle of the machine’s rotating parts”

3. noun

The eighth part of a circle or a circle of eighth parts, used in music to denote the octave and other intervals

“The composer used an octile progression in her latest symphony”

4. adjective

Having eight sides or eight parts

“The octile shape of the crystal made it unique and beautiful”

5. adjective

Related to or used in computing, especially in reference to the byte and its multiples

“The programmer used octile notation to represent binary data”

Synonyms

  • heptadecagon
  • octagon

Antonyms

  • monad
  • unilateral