Bisphenoid
a tetrahedral form, each edge of which is bisected by the perpendicular bisecting the edge that does not intersect it.
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a thick cream soup, especially of puréed shellfish or vegetables. ice cream made with powdered macaroons or nuts. a point, extra turn, or the like, as in court tennis or croquet. biscuit (def 4). Also called biscuit ware. vitreous china that is left unglazed. a pinkish-tan color. having the color bisque. Historical Examples The Hotel […]
- Bissau
a seaport in and the capital of Guinea-Bissau, in the W part. a republic on the W coast of Africa, between Guinea and Senegal: formerly a Portuguese overseas province; gained independence in 1974. 13,948 sq. mi. (36,125 sq. km). Capital: Bissau. noun a port on the Atlantic, the capital of Guinea-Bissau (until 1974 Portuguese Guinea). […]
- Bissel
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- Bissextile
containing or noting the extra day of leap year: The years 1980 and 1984 were both bissextile. leap year. Historical Examples The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3) Strabo Letters on Astronomy Denison Olmsted Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology John D. Baldwin Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 Various adjective […]