octa (plural octas)
(meteorology) The proportion of the sky that is obscured by clouds, in eighths (one octa means that one eighth of the sky is obscured, two octas that one quarter is obscured, and so on).
• ATOC, CATO, Cato, Cota, coat, taco
Source: Wiktionary
Oc"ta-.
Definition: A prefix meaning eight. See Octo-.
Oc"to-, Oc"ta-. Etym: [L.octo eight, Gr. Eight.]
Definition: A combining form meaning eight; as in octodecimal, octodecimal, octolocular.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
