okta

octa

/ (ˈɒktə) /

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noun

a unit used in meteorology to measure cloud cover, equivalent to a cloud cover of one eighth of the sky

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Word Origin for okta

C20: from Greek okta-, oktō eight

Words nearby okta

Okmulgee, okoume, Okovango, okra, Okri, okta, Oktoberfest, Okuninushi, OL, -ola, Olaf I

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How to use okta in a sentence

There he was compelled to kneel before Okta, the successor of Genghis.
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