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octa-

  1. a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek and Latin, where it meant “eight” ( octagon; octastyle ), on this model, used in the formation of compound words, and in chemical terms specialized to mean “having eight atoms” ( octavalent ).

octa

1

/ ˈɒktə /

noun

  1. See okta
    a variant spelling of okta

octa-

2

combining_form

  1. See octo-
    a variant of octo-

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Word History and Origins

Origin of octa-1

< Greek okta-, combining form of oktṓ eight

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Example Sentences

After this Eosa and the rest that fled, being encouraged by Octa's success, came also, and were admitted to the same favour.

The incautious sovereign having assented to this, Octa and Ebusa arrived with forty ships.

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