Webster's Dictionary 1913

2701

Bipinnate

{ Bi‐pin″nate (�), Bi‐pin″na‐ted (�), } a. [Pref. bi- + pinnate; cf. F. bipinné. Cf. Bipennate.] Twice pinnate.

2702

Bipinnatifid

Bi′pin‐nat″i‐fid (�), a. [Pref. bi- + pinnatifid.] (Bot.) Doubly pinnatifid.A bipinnatifid leaf is a pinnatifid leaf having its segments or divisions also pinnatifid. The primar...

2703

Biplane

Bi″plane (?), n. [Pref. bi- + plane.] (Aëronautics) An aëroplane with two main supporting surfaces one above the other.

2704

Biplane (2)

Bi″plane, a.(Aëronautics) Having, or consisting of, two superposed planes, aërocurves, or the like; of or pertaining to a biplane; as, a biplane rudder.

2705

Biplicate

Bip″li‐cate (�), a. [Pref. bi- + plicate.] Twice folded together. Henslow.

2706

Biplicity

Bi‐plic″i‐ty (�), n. The state of being twice folded; reduplication. Bailey.

2707

Bipolar

Bi‐po″lar (�), a. [Pref. bi- + polar. Cf. Dipolar.] Doubly polar; having two poles; as, a bipolar cell or corpuscle.

2708

Bipolarity

Bi′po‐lar″i‐ty (�), n. Bipolar quality.

2709

Bipont

{ Bi″pont (�), Bi‐pont″ine } (�), a.(Bibliog.) Relating to books printed at Deuxponts, or Bipontium (Zweibrücken), in Bavaria.

2710

Biprism

Bi″prism (?), n. [Pref. bi- + prism.] 1. A prism whose refracting angle is very nearly 180 degrees.2. A combination of two short rectangular glass prisms cemented together at th...

2711

Bipunctate

Bi‐punc″tate (�), a. [Pref. bi- + punctate.] Having two punctures, or spots.

2712

Bipunctual

Bi‐punc″tu‐al (�), a. Having two points.

2713

Bipupillate

Bi‐pu″pil‐late (�), a. [Pref. bi- + pupil (of the eye).] (Zoöl.) Having an eyelike spot on the wing, with two dots within it of a different color, as in some butterflies.

2714

Bipyramidal

Bi′py‐ram″i‐dal (�), a. [Pref. bi- + pyramidal.] Consisting of two pyramids placed base to base; having a pyramid at each of the extremities of a prism, as in quartz crystals.

2715

Biquadrate

Bi‐quad″rate (�), n. [Pref. bi- + quadrate.] (Math.) The fourth power, or the square of the square. Thus 4x4=16, the square of 4, and 16x16=256, the biquadrate of 4.

2716

Biquadratic

Bi′quad‐rat″ic (�), a. [Pref. bi- + quadratic: cf. F. biquadratique.] (Math.) Of or pertaining to the biquadrate, or fourth power.Biquadratic equation(Alg.), an equation of the ...

2717

Biquadratic (2)

Bi′quad‐rat″ic, n.(Math.) (a) A biquadrate. (b) A biquadratic equation.

2718

Biquintile

Bi‐quin″tile (�), n. [Pref. bi- + quintile: cf. F. biquintile.] (Astron.) An aspect of the planets when they are distant from each other by twice the fifth part of a great circl...

2719

Biradiate

{ Bi‐ra″di‐ate (�), Bi‐ra″di‐a′ted (�), } a. [Pref. bi- + radiate.] Having two rays; as, a biradiate fin.

2720

Biramous

Bi‐ra″mous (�), a. [Pref. bi- + ramous.] (Biol.) Having, or consisting of, two branches.

2721

Birch

Birch (bẽrch), n.; pl.Birches (–ĕz). [OE. birche, birk, AS. birce, beorc; akin to Icel. björk, Sw. björk, Dan. birk, D. berk, OHG. piricha, MHG. birche, birke, G. birke, Russ. b...

2722

Birch (2)

Birch, a. Of or pertaining to the birch; birchen.

2723

Birch (3)

Birch, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Birched (bẽrcht); p. pr. & vb. n.Birching.] To whip with a birch rod or twig; to flog.

2724

Birchen

Birch″en (bẽrch″'n), a. Of or relating to birch.He passed where Newark's stately towerLooks out from Yarrow's birchen bower.Sir W. Scott.

2725

Bird

Bird (bẽrd), n. [OE. brid, bred, bird, young bird, bird, AS. bridd young bird. √92.] 1. Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered...

2726

Bird (2)

Bird (�), v. i. 1. To catch or shoot birds.2. Hence: To seek for game or plunder; to thieve. B. Jonson.

2727

Bird cage

{ Bird″ cage″, orBird″cage′ } (�), n. A cage for confining birds.