octal
Portuguese, adjective/okˈtaw/
octal is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “octal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo a oito ou à oitava parte”.
What does octal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo a oito ou à oitava parte 2. que tem por base o número oito
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of octal
- octais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce octal?
- Brazil /okˈtaw/
- Brazil [okˈtaʊ̯]
- Portugal /ɔkˈtal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is octal in Portuguese?
octal appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).