bis
adverb
1.
2.
again (used interjectionally as an enthusiastic call for the repetition of a musical performance).
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
B.I.S.
1.
Bank for International Settlements.
2.
British Information Services.
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| bi2 | |
| —the internet domain name for | |
| Burundi | |
| Bi | |
| —the chemical symbol for | |
| bismuth | |
bis (bɪs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adv | |
| 1. | twice; for a second time (used in musical scores to indicate a part to be repeated) |
| —sentence substitute | |
| 2. | encore! again! |
| [C19: via Italian from Latin, from Old Latin duis] | |
| BIS | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| 1. | Bank for International Settlements: an institution, based in Basel, Switzerland, that accepts deposits, makes loans for national central banks, and assists in offsetting speculative movements of funds between the major currencies; set up in 1930 |
| 2. | Bosnia-Herzegovina (international car registration) |
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Medical Dictionary
Bi
The symbol for the element bismuth.
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| 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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bi definition
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| bi Bislama |
Bi
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