English Explanatory Dictionary

okta

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One eighth of the total area of the celestial dome; used as a measure of cloudiness (one okta means that one eighth of the sky is obscured, two oktas that one quarter is obscured, and so on).

Pronunciation

/ˈɒktə/

Word forms

okta oktas octa

Etymology

From octa-.

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