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Bill of AttaindernounMWEa legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trialverified
Bill of GoodsnounMWEcommunication (written or spoken) that persuades someone to accept something untrue or undesirableverified
Bill of HealthnounMWEa certificate saying that a departing ship's company is healthy (to be presented at the next port of arrival)verified
Bill of IndictmentnounMWEa formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offenseverified
Bill of LadingnounMWEa receipt given by the carrier to the shipper acknowledging receipt of the goods being shipped and specifying the terms of deliveryverified
Bill of ReviewnounMWEa proceeding brought to obtain an explanation or an alteration or a reversal of a decree by the court that rendered itverified
Billabongnouna branch of a river made by water flowing from the main stream only when the water level is highverified
Billfishnounprimitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teethverified
Billiardsnounany of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) ballsverified
Billion-Dollar GrassnounMWEcoarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forageverified
Billionairenouna very rich person whose material wealth is valued at more than a billion dollarsverified
Billy ButtonsnounMWEany of various plants of the genus Craspedia grown for their downy foliage and globose heads of golden flowersverified
Bilocationnounthe ability (said of certain Roman Catholic saints) to exist simultaneously in two locationsverified
Bilstednouna North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sapverified
Bimetallic StripnounMWEa strip consisting of two metals that bends with a rise in temperatureverified
Bimetallismnouna monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by stated amounts of two metals (usually gold and silver) with values set at a predetermined ratioverified
Binary FilenounMWE(computer science) a computer file containing machine-readable information that must be read by an applicationverified
Binary Number SystemnounMWEa positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of twoverified
Binary Numeration SystemnounMWEa positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of twoverified
Binary ProgramnounMWEa pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating systemverified
Binary StarnounMWEa system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitationverified
Binary SystemnounMWEa positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of twoverified
Bindernounsomething used to bind separate particles together or facilitate adhesion to a surfaceverified
BindingnounAn acknowledgement by a trusted third party that associates an entity’s identity with its public key. This may take place through (1) a certification authority’s generation of a public key certificate, (2) a security officer’s verification of an entity’s credentials and placement of the entity’s public key and identifier in a secure database, or (3) an analogous method.Process
Binding EnergynounMWEthe energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleusverified
Bindweednounany of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habitverified
Binge-Eating SyndromenounMWEa disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnationverified
Binge-Purge SyndromenounMWEa disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to foodverified
Binge-Vomit SyndromenounMWEa disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to foodverified
Bingonouna game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cardsverified
Binningnouna technique of lumping small ranges of values together into categories, or "bins," for the purpose of reducing the variability (removing some of the fine structure) in a data set.Process
Binomial DistributionnounMWEa theoretical distribution of the number of successes in a finite set of independent trials with a constant probability of successverified
Biochemical MechanismnounMWEa chemical mechanism involved in vital processes occurring in living organismsverified