octet
nounA composition for eight voices or eight instruments.
nounA group of eight singers or eight instrumentalists.
nounA group of eight.
nounA set of eight valence electrons in an atom or ion, forming a stable configuration.
nounIn music, a composition for eight voices or instruments, or a company of eight singers or players. Sometimes, but not usually, equivalent to a double quartet. Also ottetto, octuor, octiphonium.
nounA composition for eight parts, usually for eight solo instruments or voices.
nounA group of eight singers or eight musicians.
nounA group or set of