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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oct

/ˈɔkt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables
oct
IPA
/ˈɔkt/
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Abbreviation of October.

noun

Abbreviation of octal.

Informal; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of optical coherence tomography: an optical signal acquisition and processing method that captures high-resolution three-dimensional images from biological tissues.

Uncountable

name

Alternative letter-case form of Oct (“October”).

name

Initialism of Oxford Classical Texts.

Etymology

Short for octal.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

Oct. OCT Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun

Synonyms

october

Rhymes With

walked talked stalked chalked balked hawked

Questions

How do you pronounce oct?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔkt/.
What does oct mean?
Abbreviation of October.
Where does oct come from?
Short for octal.

How to pronounce oct

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