octane
noun
oc·tane
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Definition of octane
1
: any of several isomeric liquid alkanes C8H18
2
: octane number
Examples of octane in a Sentence
an octane rating of 90
Recent Examples on the Web
The smashmouth Patriots rumble to their record-setting seventh Super Bowl title after the offense gets a late-season high-octane boost from Rob Gronkowski, who helps clear the path for young rumblers Sony Michel and Damien Harris. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "Here are the Globe staff’s predictions for the NFL season," 5 Sep. 2019 And that is high-octane fuel to power stronger storms. — Victoria Albert, CBS News, "Is climate change making hurricanes more powerful?," 4 Sep. 2019 Green Bay has a new head coach in former Rams offensive coordinator Matt LaFleur, and a trio of high-octane outside linebackers in Za’Darious Smith, Preston Smith and first-round pick Rashan Gary. — Los Angeles Times, "NFC North preview: Bears won’t let kicking game derail their Super Bowl hopes," 2 Sep. 2019 Montevallo 38-21 Friday’s games West Forsythe (Ga.) (0-1) at Hewitt-Trussville (1-0) Hewitt-Trussville erased any concerns that its offense isn’t high-octane anymore, and the Huskies play a team that gave up 47 points last week. — Josh Bean | [email protected], al, "Birmingham picks: 3 schools play in metro Atlanta," 27 Aug. 2019 Giants Central The 29-year-old San Diego-area native flooded the offense with high-octane fuel and gave his new San Francisco teammates a reason to party in the dugout. — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, "Giants seeing both sides of Alex Dickerson — the power and the pain," 25 July 2019 That leads to lower-octane French options: Cabernet Sauvignon from Bordeaux rather than Napa; Rhône Syrah instead of Barossa Shiraz. — The Economist, "Burgundy wine investors have beaten the stockmarket," 24 Aug. 2019 South America meets Southeast Asia in this blend of high-octane yerba mate tea and lemongrass tea. — ExpressNews.com, "Recipe: Tea-quila Quencher Iced Tea," 21 Aug. 2019 Their high-octane offense scored a combined 14 runs over nine innings. — Los Angeles Times, "Angels are no match against Chris Sale in loss to Red Sox," 8 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'octane.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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octane
noun
English Language Learners Definition of octane
: a chemical in petroleum that is used to rate the quality of different kinds of gasoline
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