bathetic
         adj 1: effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel";
                  "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness";
                  "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy
                  poetry" [syn: {bathetic}, {drippy}, {hokey}, {maudlin},
                  {mawkish}, {kitschy}, {mushy}, {schmaltzy}, {schmalzy},
                  {sentimental}, {soppy}, {soupy}, {slushy}]

English Dictionary: bathetic	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Batidaceae n family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts [syn: Batidaceae, family Batidaceae, saltwort family]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
beta decay n radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of a beta particle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
beta test n (computer science) a second test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by an outside organization
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
biotitic adj relating to or involving biotite
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bowditch n United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his works on navigation (1773-1838) Synonym(s): Bowditch, Nathaniel Bowditch
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bathetic \Ba*thet"ic\, a.       Having the character of bathos. [R.]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Baudot code          (For etymology, see {baud}) A {character set}       predating {EBCDIC} and used originally and primarily on {paper       tape}.   Use of Baudot reportedly survives in {TDD}s and some       HAM radio applications.          In Baudot, characters are expressed using five {bit}s.   Baudot       uses two code sub-sets, the "letter set" (LTRS), and the       "figure set" (FIGS).   The FIGS character (11011) signals that       the following code is to be interpreted as being in the FIGS       set, until this is reset by the LTRS (11111) character.             binary   hex      LTRS   FIGS          --------------------------          00011   03         A         -          11001   19         B         ?          01110   0E         C         :          01001   09         D         $          00001   01         E         3          01101   0D         F         !          11010   1A         G         &          10100   14         H         #          00110   06         I         8          01011   0B         J         BELL          01111   0F         K         (          10010   12         L         )          11100   1C         M         .          01100   0C         N         ,          11000   18         O         9          10110   16         P         0          10111   17         Q         1          01010   0A         R         4          00101   05         S         '          10000   10         T         5          00111   07         U         7          11110   1E         V         ;          10011   13         W         2          11101   1D         X         /          10101   15         Y         6          10001   11         Z         "          01000   08         CR      CR          00010   02         LF      LF          00100   04         SP      SP          11111   1F         LTRS   LTRS          11011   1B         FIGS   FIGS          00000   00         [..unused..]          Where CR is {carriage return}, LF is {linefeed}, BELL is the       {bell}, SP is space, and STOP is the stop character.          Note: these bit values are often shown in inverse order,       depending (presumably) which side of the {paper tape} you were       looking at.          Local implementations of Baudot may differ in the use of #,       STOP, BELL, and '.          (1997-01-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
beta testing          Testing a pre-release (potentially unreliable)       version of a piece of software by making it available to       selected users.   This term derives from early 1960s       terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at {IBM}       but later standard throughout the industry.          "{Alpha test}" was the unit, module, or component test phase;       "Beta Test" was initial system test.   These themselves came       from earlier A- and B-tests for hardware.   The A-test was a       feasibility and manufacturability evaluation done before any       commitment to design and development.   The B-test was a       demonstration that the engineering model functioned as       specified.   The C-test (corresponding to today's beta) was the       B-test performed on early samples of the production design.          An item "in beta test" is thus mostly working but still under       test.   In the {Real World}, systems (hardware or software)       often go through two stages of release testing: Alpha       (in-house) and Beta (out-house?).   Beta releases are generally       made available to a small number of lucky (or unlucky),       trusted customers.          (1996-11-05)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Beth-dagon       house of Dagon. (1.) A city in the low country or plain of       Judah, near Philistia (Josh. 15:41); the modern Beit Degan,       about 5 miles from Lydda.                (2.) A city near the south-east border of Asher (Josh. 19:27).       It was a Philistine colony. It is identical with the modern       ruined village of Tell D'auk.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Beth-dagon, the house of corn, or of fish