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Bi
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BI
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Bi
Symbol, Chemistry.
bi-
1a combining form meaning “twice,” “two,” used in the formation of compound words: bifacial; bifarious.
Compare bin-.
Usage note
All words except biennial referring to periods of time and prefixed by bi-1 are potentially ambiguous. Since bi- can be taken to mean either “twice each” or “every two,” a word like biweekly can be understood as “twice each week” or “every two weeks.” To avoid confusion, it is better to use the prefix semi- to mean “twice each” (semiannual; semimonthly; semiweekly) or the phrase twice a or twice each (twice a month; twice a week; twice each year), and for the other sense to use the phrase every two (every two months; every two weeks; every two years).
All words except biennial referring to periods of time and prefixed by bi-1 are potentially ambiguous. Since bi- can be taken to mean either “twice each” or “every two,” a word like biweekly can be understood as “twice each week” or “every two weeks.” To avoid confusion, it is better to use the prefix semi- to mean “twice each” (semiannual; semimonthly; semiweekly) or the phrase twice a or twice each (twice a month; twice a week; twice each year), and for the other sense to use the phrase every two (every two months; every two weeks; every two years).
bi-
2variant of bio-, especially before a vowel: biopsy.
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| Main Entry: | BI |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See business intelligence |
Etymonline
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
Bi
The symbol for the element bismuth.
bi- 2
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Variant of bio-.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Science Dictionary
| Bi
The symbol for bismuth. |
bismuth  (bĭz'məth) Pronunciation Key
Symbol Bi A brittle, pinkish-white, crystalline metallic element that occurs in nature as a free metal and in various ores. Bismuth is the most strongly diamagnetic element and has the highest atomic number of all stable elements. It is used to make low-melting alloys for fire-safety devices. Atomic number 83; atomic weight 208.98; melting point 271.3°C; boiling point 1,560°C; specific gravity 9.747; valence 3, 5. See Periodic Table. |
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| bi Bislama |
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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bi
in art, Chinese jade carved in the form of a flat disk with a hole in the centre. The earliest examples, which are unornamented, date from the Neolithic Period (c. 5000-2000 BC). Later examples, from the Shang (18th-12th century BC) and Zhou dynasties (1111-256/255 BC), have increasingly elaborate surface embellishment, especially in the late Zhou (c. 600-256/255 BC), when the bi appeared in combination with other forms
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