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Biograph Bi"o·graph noun [ Greek bi`os life + -graph .] 1. An animated picture machine for screen projection; a cinematograph.

2. [ Confer Biography .] A biographical sketch. [ Rare]

Biographer Bi·og"ra·pher noun One who writes an account or history of the life of a particular person; a writer of lives, as Plutarch.

Biographic, Biographical Bi"o·graph"ic, Bi`o·graph"ic·al adjective Of or pertaining to biography; containing biography. -- Bi`o*graph"ic*al*ly , adverb

Biographize Bi·og"ra·phize transitive verb To write a history of the life of. Southey.

Biography Bi·og"ra·phy noun ; plural Biographies [ Greek ... ; ... life + ... to write: confer French biographie . See Graphic .] 1. The written history of a person's life.

2. Biographical writings in general.

Biologic, Biological Bi`o·log"ic, Bi`o·log"ic·al adjective Of or relating to biology. -- Bi`o*log"ic*al*ly , adverb

Biologist Bi·ol"o·gist noun A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology.

Biology Bi·ol"o·gy noun [ Greek ... life + -logy : confer French biologie .] The science of life; that branch of knowledge which treats of living matter as distinct from matter which is not living; the study of living tissue. It has to do with the origin, structure, development, function, and distribution of animals and plants.

Biolysis Bi·ol"y·sis noun [ Greek ... life + ... a dissolving.] (Biol.) The destruction of life.

Biolytic Bi`o·lyt"ic adjective [ Greek ... life + ... to destroy.] Relating to the destruction of life.

Biomagnetic Bi`o·mag·net"ic adjective Relating to biomagnetism.

Biomagnetism Bi`o·mag"net·ism noun [ Greek ... life + English magnetism .] Animal magnetism.

Biometry Bi·om"e·try noun [ Greek ... life + -metry .] Measurement of life; calculation of the probable duration of human life.

Bion Bi"on noun [ Greek ... living, present participle of ... to live.] (Biol.) The physiological individual, characterized by definiteness and independence of function, in distinction from the morphological individual or morphon .

Bionomy Bi·on"o·my noun [ Greek ... life + ... law.] Physiology. [ R.] Dunglison.

Biophor Biophore Bi"o·phor` Bi"o·phore` noun [ Greek ... life + ... bearing, from ... to bear.] (Biol.) One of the smaller vital units of a cell, the bearer of vitality and heredity. See Pangen, in Supplement.

Biophotophone Bi`o·pho"to·phone noun [ Greek bi`os life + photo + fwnh` sound, voice.] An instrument combining a cinematograph and a phonograph so that the moving figures on the screen are accompanied by the appropriate sounds.

Bioplasm Bi"o·plasm (bī"o*plăz'm) noun [ Greek bi`os life + pla`sma form, mold, from pla`ssein to mold.] (Biol.) A name suggested by Dr. Beale for the germinal matter supposed to be essential to the functions of all living beings; the material through which every form of life manifests itself; unaltered protoplasm.

Bioplasmic Bi`o·plas"mic (bī`o*plăz"mĭk) adjective Pertaining to, or consisting of, bioplasm.

Bioplast Bi"o·plast (-plăst) noun [ Greek bi`os life + pla`ssein to form.] (Biol.) A tiny mass of bioplasm, in itself a living unit and having formative power, as a living white blood corpuscle; bioblast.

Bioplastic Bi`o·plas"tic (bī`o*plăs"tĭk) adjective (Biol.) Bioplasmic.

Bioplastic Bi`o·plas"tic adjective (Biol.) Bioplasmic.

Biopsychic, Biopsychical Bi`o·psy"chic, Bi`o·psy"chic·al adjective [ Greek bi`os life + psychic , -cal .] Pertaining to psychical phenomena in their relation to the living organism or to the general phenomena of life.

Biorgan Bi·or"gan noun [ Greek ... life + English organ .] (Biol.) A physiological organ; a living organ; an organ endowed with function; -- distinguished from idorgan .

Bioscope Bi"o·scope noun [ Greek bi`os life + -scope .] 1. A view of life; that which gives such a view.

Bagman's Bioscope : Various Views of Men and Manners. [ Book Title .]

W. Bayley (1824).

2. An animated picture machine for screen projection; a cinematograph (which see).

Biostatics Bi`o·stat"ics noun [ Greek ... life + ... . See Statics .] (Biol.) The physical phenomena of organized bodies, in opposition to their organic or vital phenomena.

Biostatistics Bi`o·sta·tis"tics noun [ Greek ... life + English statistics .] (Biol.) Vital statistics.

Biotaxy Bi"o·tax`y noun [ Greek ... life + ... arrangement.] (Biol.) The classification of living organisms according to their structural character; taxonomy.

Biotic Bi·ot"ic adjective [ Greek ... pert. to life.] (Biol.) Relating to life; as, the biotic principle.

Biotite Bi"o·tite noun [ From Biot , a French naturalist.] (Min.) Mica containing iron and magnesia, generally of a black or dark green color; -- a common constituent of crystalline rocks. See Mica .

Bipalmate Bi·pal"mate adjective [ Prefix bi- + palmate .] (Botany) Palmately branched, with the branches again palmated.

Biparietal Bi`pa·ri"e·tal adjective [ Prefix bi- + parietal .] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the diameter of the cranium, from one parietal fossa to the other.

Biparous Bip"a·rous adjective [ Latin bis twice + parere to bring forth.] Bringing forth two at a birth.

Bipartible Bi·part"i·ble adjective [ Confer French bipartible . See Bipartite .] Capable of being divided into two parts.

Bipartient Bi·par"tient adjective [ Latin bis twice + partiens , present participle of partire to divide.] Dividing into two parts. -- noun A number that divides another into two equal parts without a remainder.

Bipartile Bi·par"tile adjective Divisible into two parts.

Bipartite Bip"ar·tite adjective [ Latin bipartitus , past participle of bipartire ; bis twice + partire . See Partite .] 1. Being in two parts; having two correspondent parts, as a legal contract or writing, one for each party; shared by two; as, a bipartite treaty.

2. Divided into two parts almost to the base, as a leaf; consisting of two parts or subdivisions. Gray.

Bipartition Bi`par·ti"tion noun The act of dividing into two parts, or of making two correspondent parts, or the state of being so divided.

Bipectinate, Bipectinated Bi·pec"ti·nate, Bi·pec"ti·na`ted adjective [ Prefix bi- + pectinate .] (Biol.) Having two margins toothed like a comb.

Biped Bi"ped noun [ Latin bipes ; bis twice + pes , pedis , ...oot: confer French bipède .] A two-footed animal, as man.

Biped Bi"ped adjective Having two feet; two- footed.

By which the man, when heavenly life was ceased,
Became a helpless, naked, biped beast.
Byrom.

Bipedal Bip"e·dal adjective [ Latin bipedalis : confer French bipédal . See Biped , noun ] 1. Having two feet; biped.

2. Pertaining to a biped.

Bipeltate Bi·pel"tate adjective [ Prefix bi- + peltate .] Having a shell or covering like a double shield.

Bipennate, Bipennated Bi·pen"nate, Bi·pen"na·ted adjective [ Prefix bi- + pennate : confer Latin bipennis . Confer Bipinnate .] Having two wings. " Bipennated insects." Derham.

Bipennis Bi·pen"nis noun [ Latin ] An ax with an edge or blade on each side of the handle.

Bipetalous Bi·pet"al·ous adjective [ Prefix bi- + petalous .] (Botany) Having two petals.

Bipinnaria Bi`pin·na"ri·a noun [ New Latin , from Latin bis twice + pinna feather.] (Zoology) The larva of certain starfishes as developed in the free-swimming stage.

Bipinnate, Bipinnated Bi·pin"nate, Bi·pin"na·ted adjective [ Prefix bi- + pinnate ; confer French bipinné . Confer Bipennate .] Twice pinnate.

Bipinnatifid Bi`pin·nat"i·fid adjective [ Prefix bi- + pinnatifid .] (Botany) Doubly pinnatifid.

A bipinnatifid leaf is a pinnatifid leaf having its segments or divisions also pinnatifid. The primary divisions are pinnæ and the secondary pinnules .

Biplane Bi"plane noun [ Prefix bi- + plane .] (Aëronautics) An aëroplane with two main supporting surfaces one above the other.

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