- octothorp
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octothorp
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octothorp — oc to*thorp, octothorpe oc to*thorpe, n. [octo eight + thorp Etymology of thorp uncertain. (ca. 1965). See quote below. Possibly derived from octalthorpe or octotherp (once used by the Bell System?).] A typographic symbol (#) having two vertical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
octothorp — Октоторп, «Решетка» (Octothorp) Знак, обозначающий номер в Англии и Америке. Название пришло из картографии, где таким знаком обозначается деревня (Octothorp значит «восемь полей», и знак изображает восемь полей и населенный пункт посередине) … Шрифтовая терминология
octothorp — noun see octothorpe … New Collegiate Dictionary
octothorp — [ ɒktə(ʊ)θɔ:p] (also octothorpe) noun chiefly N. Amer. another term for the symbol #. Origin 1970s: of uncertain origin; prob. from octo (referring to the eight points on the symbol) + the surname Thorpe … English new terms dictionary
octothorp — noun see octothorpe … Useful english dictionary
crosshatch — octothorp oc to*thorp, octothorpe oc to*thorpe, n. [octo eight + thorp Etymology of thorp uncertain. (ca. 1965). See quote below. Possibly derived from octalthorpe or octotherp (once used by the Bell System?).] A typographic symbol (#) having two … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hash — octothorp oc to*thorp, octothorpe oc to*thorpe, n. [octo eight + thorp Etymology of thorp uncertain. (ca. 1965). See quote below. Possibly derived from octalthorpe or octotherp (once used by the Bell System?).] A typographic symbol (#) having two … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
number sign — octothorp oc to*thorp, octothorpe oc to*thorpe, n. [octo eight + thorp Etymology of thorp uncertain. (ca. 1965). See quote below. Possibly derived from octalthorpe or octotherp (once used by the Bell System?).] A typographic symbol (#) having two … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
numeral sign — octothorp oc to*thorp, octothorpe oc to*thorpe, n. [octo eight + thorp Etymology of thorp uncertain. (ca. 1965). See quote below. Possibly derived from octalthorpe or octotherp (once used by the Bell System?).] A typographic symbol (#) having two … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
octothorpe — octothorp oc to*thorp, octothorpe oc to*thorpe, n. [octo eight + thorp Etymology of thorp uncertain. (ca. 1965). See quote below. Possibly derived from octalthorpe or octotherp (once used by the Bell System?).] A typographic symbol (#) having two … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
