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Oc"tile (?), n. [Cf. F. octil,
a. See Octant.] Same as Octant, 2. [R.]

Oc*til"lion (?), n. [L. octo
eight + -illion, as in E. million: cf. F.
octillion.] According to the French method of numeration
(which method is followed also in the United States) the number
expressed by a unit with twenty-seven ciphers annexed. According to
the English method, the number expressed by a unit with forty-eight
ciphers annexed. See Numeration.

{ Oc"to- (?), Oc"ta- (?) }. [L. octo
eight, Gr. &?;, with a combining form &?;. Cf. Eight.] A
combining form meaning eight; as in octodecimal,
octodecimal, octolocular.

Oc"to*ate (?), n. (Chem.) A
salt of an octoic acid; a caprylate.

Oc*to"ber (?), n. [L., the eighth month
of the primitive Roman year, which began in March, fr. octo
eight: cf.F. Octobre. See Octave.


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