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b-meson
n 1: exceedingly short-lived meson

English Dictionary: bioengineering	by the DICT Development Group
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banging adj (used informally) very large; "a thumping loss" [syn: humongous, banging, thumping, whopping, walloping] n a continuing very loud noise the act of subjecting to strong attack Synonym(s): battering, banging
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banishment n the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent); "the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry" Synonym(s): banishment, ostracism, Coventry rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone Synonym(s): banishment, proscription
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bank commissioner n a commissioner appointed to supervise banks; a state superintendent of banks
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bank manager n manager of a branch office of a bank
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bank martin n swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks Synonym(s): bank martin, bank swallow, sand martin, Riparia riparia
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bank note n a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" Synonym(s): bill, note, government note, bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note, greenback
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banking n engaging in the business of keeping money for savings and checking accounts or for exchange or for issuing loans and credit etc. transacting business with a bank; depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc.
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banking company n a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home" Synonym(s): depository financial institution, bank, banking concern, banking company
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banking concern n a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home" Synonym(s): depository financial institution, bank, banking concern, banking company
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banking game n any gambling game in which bets are laid against the gambling house or the dealer
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banking industry n banks collectively [syn: banking industry, {banking system}]
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banking system n banks collectively [syn: banking industry, {banking system}]
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banknote n a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" Synonym(s): bill, note, government note, bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note, greenback
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Banksia integrifolia n shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers Synonym(s): honeysuckle, Australian honeysuckle, coast banksia, Banksia integrifolia
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bean counter n an accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures
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beingness n the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries" Synonym(s): being, beingness, existence Antonym(s): nonbeing, nonentity, nonexistence
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bemusement n confusion resulting from failure to understand [syn: bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement]
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Ben Hogan n United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (1912-1997) Synonym(s): Hogan, Ben Hogan, William Benjamin Hogan
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Ben Jonson n English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637) Synonym(s): Jonson, Ben Jonson, Benjamin Jonson
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Ben Shahn n United States artist whose work reflected social and political themes (1898-1969) Synonym(s): Shahn, Ben Shahn, Benjamin Shahn
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bench mark n a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point Synonym(s): benchmark, bench mark
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benchmark n a standard by which something can be measured or judged; "his painting sets the benchmark of quality" a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point Synonym(s): benchmark, bench mark
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benign adj not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor) Antonym(s): malignant pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air" Synonym(s): benign, benignant Antonym(s): malign kindness of disposition or manner; "the benign ruler of millions"; "benign intentions"
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benign prostatic hyperplasia n enlarged prostate; appears to be part of the natural aging process Synonym(s): benign prostatic hyperplasia, BPH
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benign tumor n a tumor that is not cancerous [syn: benign tumor, {benign tumour}, nonmalignant tumor, nonmalignant tumour, nonmalignant neoplasm]
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benign tumour n a tumor that is not cancerous [syn: benign tumor, {benign tumour}, nonmalignant tumor, nonmalignant tumour, nonmalignant neoplasm]
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benignancy n the quality of being kind and gentle [syn: benignity, benignancy, graciousness] Antonym(s): malignance, malignancy, malignity
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benignant adj pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air" Synonym(s): benign, benignant Antonym(s): malign characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects; "our benignant king" Synonym(s): benignant, gracious
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benignantly adv in a benign manner; "this drug is benignly soporific" Synonym(s): benignly, benignantly
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benignity n the quality of being kind and gentle [syn: benignity, benignancy, graciousness] Antonym(s): malignance, malignancy, malignity a kind act Synonym(s): kindness, benignity
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benignly adv in a benign manner; "this drug is benignly soporific" Synonym(s): benignly, benignantly
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benison n a spoken blessing
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benjamin n gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation [syn: benzoin, gum benzoin, benjamin, gum benjamin, asa dulcis] (Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel
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Benjamin Britten n major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his operas (1913-1976) Synonym(s): Britten, Benjamin Britten, Edward Benjamin Britten, Lord Britten of Aldeburgh
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Benjamin bush n deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries Synonym(s): spicebush, spice bush, American spicebush, Benjamin bush, Lindera benzoin, Benzoin odoriferum
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Benjamin David Goodman n United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986) Synonym(s): Goodman, Benny Goodman, Benjamin David Goodman, King of Swing
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Benjamin Disraeli n British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the empress of India (1804-1881) Synonym(s): Disraeli, Benjamin Disraeli, First Earl of Beaconsfield
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Benjamin Franklin n printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790) Synonym(s): Franklin, Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin Bridge n a suspension bridge across the Delaware River
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Benjamin Franklin Norris Jr. n United States writer (1870-1902) [syn: Norris, {Frank Norris}, Benjamin Franklin Norris Jr.]
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Benjamin Harris n publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713) Synonym(s): Harris, Benjamin Harris
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Benjamin Harrison n 23rd President of the United States (1833-1901) [syn: Harrison, Benjamin Harrison, President Harrison, President Benjamin Harrison]
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Benjamin Henry Latrobe n United States architect (born in England) whose works include the chambers of the United States Congress and the Supreme Court; considered the first professional architect in the United States (1764-1820) Synonym(s): Latrobe, Benjamin Henry Latrobe
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Benjamin Jonson n English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637) Synonym(s): Jonson, Ben Jonson, Benjamin Jonson
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Benjamin Jowett n English classical scholar noted for his translations of Plato and Aristotle (1817-1893) Synonym(s): Jowett, Benjamin Jowett
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Benjamin Kubelsky n United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974) Synonym(s): Benny, Jack Benny, Benjamin Kubelsky
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Benjamin Peirce n United States mathematician and astronomer remembered for his studies of Uranus and Saturn and Neptune (1809-1880) Synonym(s): Peirce, Benjamin Peirce
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Benjamin Ricketson Tucker n United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939) Synonym(s): Tucker, Benjamin Ricketson Tucker
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Benjamin Rush n physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813) Synonym(s): Rush, Benjamin Rush
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Benjamin Shahn n United States artist whose work reflected social and political themes (1898-1969) Synonym(s): Shahn, Ben Shahn, Benjamin Shahn
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Benjamin Spock n United States pediatrician whose many books on child care influenced the upbringing of children around the world (1903-1998) Synonym(s): Spock, Benjamin Spock
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Benjamin Thompson n English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814) Synonym(s): Thompson, Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford
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Benjamin West n English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820) Synonym(s): West, Benjamin West
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benzene n a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds Synonym(s): benzene, benzine, benzol
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benzene formula n a closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached Synonym(s): benzene formula, benzene ring, benzene nucleus, Kekule formula
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benzene nucleus n a closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached Synonym(s): benzene formula, benzene ring, benzene nucleus, Kekule formula
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benzene ring n a closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached Synonym(s): benzene formula, benzene ring, benzene nucleus, Kekule formula
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benzenoid adj similar to benzene in structure or linkage
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benzine n a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds Synonym(s): benzene, benzine, benzol
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benzoin n gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation [syn: benzoin, gum benzoin, benjamin, gum benjamin, asa dulcis] used in some classifications for the American spicebush and certain other plants often included in the genus Lindera Synonym(s): Benzoin, genus Benzoin
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Benzoin odoriferum n deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries Synonym(s): spicebush, spice bush, American spicebush, Benjamin bush, Lindera benzoin, Benzoin odoriferum
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Binghamton n a city in south central New York near the border with Pennsylvania
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bioengineering n the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments Synonym(s): biotechnology, bioengineering, ergonomics
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bionic man n a human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices; "a cyborg is a cybernetic organism" Synonym(s): cyborg, bionic man, bionic woman
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bionic woman n a human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices; "a cyborg is a cybernetic organism" Synonym(s): cyborg, bionic man, bionic woman
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Bonasa umbellus n valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada Synonym(s): ruffed grouse, partridge, Bonasa umbellus
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bone china n fine porcelain that contains bone ash
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bounciness n the quality of a substance that is able to rebound [syn: bounce, bounciness]
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bouncing adj vigorously healthy; "a bouncing baby" marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance" Synonym(s): bouncing, bouncy, peppy, spirited, zippy n rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) [syn: bounce, bouncing]
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bouncing Bess n plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised Synonym(s): soapwort, hedge pink, bouncing Bet, bouncing Bess, Saponaria officinalis
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bouncing Bet n plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised Synonym(s): soapwort, hedge pink, bouncing Bet, bouncing Bess, Saponaria officinalis
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bouncing betty n an antipersonnel land mine
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bouncing putty n a soft elastic silicone polymer that increases in elasticity with the application of force; used in the center of golf balls and as shock-absorbent padding
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buncombe n unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) Synonym(s): bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, hogwash
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bunkmate n someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as yourself
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bunkum n unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) Synonym(s): bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, hogwash
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Bunsen n German chemist who with Kirchhoff pioneered spectrum analysis but is remembered mainly for his invention of the Bunsen burner (1811-1899) Synonym(s): Bunsen, Robert Bunsen, Robert Wilhelm Bunsen a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air Synonym(s): bunsen burner, bunsen, etna
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bunsen burner n a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air Synonym(s): bunsen burner, bunsen, etna
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by machine adv with the use of a machine; "the shirt is sewn by machine" Antonym(s): by hand
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Eagle \Ea"gle\, n. [OE. egle, F. aigle, fr. L. aquila; prob. named from its color, fr. aquilus dark-colored, brown; cf. Lith. aklas blind. Cf. {Aquiline}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera {Aquila} and {Hali[91]etus}. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure, keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most noted species are the golden eagle ({Aquila chrysa[89]tus}); the imperial eagle of Europe ({A. mogilnik [or] imperialis}); the American bald eagle ({Hali[91]etus leucocephalus}); the European sea eagle ({H. albicilla}); and the great harpy eagle ({Thrasaetus harpyia}). The figure of the eagle, as the king of birds, is commonly used as an heraldic emblem, and also for standards and emblematic devices. See {Bald eagle}, {Harpy}, and {Golden eagle}. 2. A gold coin of the United States, of the value of ten dollars. 3. (Astron.) A northern constellation, containing Altair, a star of the first magnitude. See {Aquila}. 4. The figure of an eagle borne as an emblem on the standard of the ancient Romans, or so used upon the seal or standard of any people. Though the Roman eagle shadow thee. --Tennyson. Note: Some modern nations, as the United States, and France under the Bonapartes, have adopted the eagle as their national emblem. Russia, Austria, and Prussia have for an emblem a double-headed eagle. {Bald eagle}. See {Bald eagle}. {Bold eagle}. See under {Bold}. {Double eagle}, a gold coin of the United States worth twenty dollars. {Eagle hawk} (Zo[94]l.), a large, crested, South American hawk of the genus {Morphnus}. {Eagle owl} (Zo[94]l.), any large owl of the genus {Bubo}, and allied genera; as the American great horned owl ({Bubo Virginianus}), and the allied European species ({B. maximus}). See {Horned owl}. {Eagle ray} (Zo[94]l.), any large species of ray of the genus {Myliobatis} (esp. {M. aquila}). {Eagle vulture} (Zo[94]l.), a large West African bid ({Gypohierax Angolensis}), intermediate, in several respects, between the eagles and vultures.
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Banging \Bang"ing\, a. Huge; great in size. [Colloq.] --Forby.
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Bang \Bang\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Banging}.] [Icel. banga to hammer; akin to Dan. banke to beat, Sw. b[86]ngas to be impetuous, G. bengel club, clapper of a bell.] 1. To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly. The desperate tempest hath so banged the Turks. --Shak. 2. To beat or thump, or to cause ( something) to hit or strike against another object, in such a way as to make a loud noise; as, to bang a drum or a piano; to bang a door (against the doorpost or casing) in shutting it.
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Banish \Ban"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banished}([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Banishing}.] [OF. banir, F. bannir, LL. bannire, fr. OHG. bannan to summon, fr. ban ban. See {Ban} an edict, and {Finish}, v. t.] 1. To condemn to exile, or compel to leave one's country, by authority of the ruling power. [bd]We banish you our territories.[b8] --Shak. 2. To drive out, as from a home or familiar place; -- used with from and out of. How the ancient Celtic tongue came to be banished from the Low Countries in Scotland. --Blair. 3. To drive away; to compel to depart; to dispel. [bd]Banish all offense.[b8] --Shak. Syn: To {Banish}, {Exile}, {Expel}. Usage: The idea of a coercive removal from a place is common to these terms. A man is banished when he is forced by the government of a country (be he a foreigner or a native) to leave its borders. A man is exiled when he is driven into banishment from his native country and home. Thus to exile is to banish, but to banish is not always to exile. To expel is to eject or banish, summarily or authoritatively, and usually under circumstances of disgrace; as, to expel from a college; expelled from decent society.
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Banishment \Ban"ish*ment\, n. [Cf. F. bannissement.] The act of banishing, or the state of being banished. He secured himself by the banishment of his enemies. --Johnson. Round the wide world in banishment we roam. --Dryden. Syn: Expatriation; ostracism; expulsion; proscription; exile; outlawry.
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Martin \Mar"tin\, n. [F. martin, from the proper name Martin. Cf. {Martlet}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows. [Written also {marten}.] Note: The American purple martin, or bee martin ({Progne subis, [or] purpurea}), and the European house, or window, martin ({Hirundo, [or] Chelidon, urbica}), are the best known species. {Bank martin}. (a) The bank swallow. See under {Bank}. (b) The fairy martin. See under {Fairy}. {Bee martin}. (a) The purple martin. (b) The kingbird. {Sand martin}, the bank swallow.
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Bank note \Bank" note`\ 1. A promissory note issued by a bank or banking company, payable to bearer on demand. Note: In the United States popularly called a bank bill. 2. Formerly, a promissory note made by a banker, or banking company, payable to a specified person at a fixed date; a bank bill. See {Bank bill}, 2. [Obs.] 3. A promissory note payable at a bank.
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Bank \Bank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banked}(b[acr][nsm]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Banking}.] 1. To raise a mound or dike about; to inclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; to embank. [bd]Banked well with earth.[b8] --Holland. 2. To heap or pile up; as, to bank sand. 3. To pass by the banks of. [Obs.] --Shak. {To bank a fire}, {To bank up a fire}, to cover the coals or embers with ashes or cinders, thus keeping the fire low but alive.
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Banking \Bank"ing\, n. The business of a bank or of a banker. {Banking house}, an establishment or office in which, or a firm by whom, banking is done.
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Banking \Bank"ing\, n. The business of a bank or of a banker. {Banking house}, an establishment or office in which, or a firm by whom, banking is done.
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Pin \Pin\, n. [OE. pinne, AS. pinn a pin, peg; cf. D. pin, G. pinne, Icel. pinni, W. pin, Gael. & Ir. pinne; all fr. L. pinna a pinnacle, pin, feather, perhaps orig. a different word from pinna feather. Cf. {Fin} of a fish, {Pen} a feather.] 1. A piece of wood, metal, etc., generally cylindrical, used for fastening separate articles together, or as a support by which one article may be suspended from another; a peg; a bolt. With pins of adamant And chains they made all fast. --Milton. 2. Especially, a small, pointed and headed piece of brass or other wire (commonly tinned), largely used for fastening clothes, attaching papers, etc. 3. Hence, a thing of small value; a trifle. He . . . did not care a pin for her. --Spectator. 4. That which resembles a pin in its form or use; as: (a) A peg in musical instruments, for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings. (b) A linchpin. (c) A rolling-pin. (d) A clothespin. (e) (Mach.) A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal. See Illust. of {Knuckle joint}, under {Knuckle}. (f) (Joinery) The tenon of a dovetail joint. 5. One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each man should drink. 6. The bull's eye, or center, of a target; hence, the center. [Obs.] [bd]The very pin of his heart cleft.[b8] --Shak. 7. Mood; humor. [Obs.] [bd]In merry pin.[b8] --Cowper. 8. (Med.) Caligo. See {Caligo}. --Shak. 9. An ornament, as a brooch or badge, fastened to the clothing by a pin; as, a Masonic pin. 10. The leg; as, to knock one off his pins. [Slang] {Banking pin} (Horol.), a pin against which a lever strikes, to limit its motion. {Pin drill} (Mech.), a drill with a central pin or projection to enter a hole, for enlarging the hole, or for sinking a recess for the head of a bolt, etc.; a counterbore. {Pin grass}. (Bot.) See {Alfilaria}. {Pin hole}, a small hole made by a pin; hence, any very small aperture or perforation. {Pin lock}, a lock having a cylindrical bolt; a lock in which pins, arranged by the key, are used instead of tumblers. {Pin money}, an allowance of money, as that made by a husband to his wife, for private and personal expenditure. {Pin rail} (Naut.), a rail, usually within the bulwarks, to hold belaying pins. Sometimes applied to the {fife rail}. Called also {pin rack}. {Pin wheel}. (a) A contrate wheel in which the cogs are cylindrical pins. (b) (Fireworks) A small coil which revolves on a common pin and makes a wheel of yellow or colored fire.
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Detector \De*tect"or\, n. [L., a revealer.] One who, or that which, detects; a detecter. --Shak. A deathbed's detector of the heart. --Young. {Bank-note detector}, a publication containing a description of genuine and counterfeit bank notes, designed to enable persons to discriminate between them. {Detector lock}. See under {Lock}.
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Beam \Beam\, n. [AS. be[a0]m beam, post, tree, ray of light; akin to OFries. b[be]m tree, OS. b[?]m, D. boom, OHG. boum, poum, G. baum, Icel. ba[?]mr, Goth. bahms and Gr. [?] a growth, [?] to become, to be. Cf. L. radius staff, rod, spoke of a wheel, beam or ray, and G. strahl arrow, spoke of a wheel, ray or beam, flash of lightning. [?]97. See {Be}; cf. {Boom} a spar.] 1. Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use. 2. One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or ship. The beams of a vessel are strong pieces of timber stretching across from side to side to support the decks. --Totten. 3. The width of a vessel; as, one vessel is said to have more beam than another. 4. The bar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended. The doubtful beam long nods from side to side. --Pope. 5. The principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer, which bears the antlers, or branches. 6. The pole of a carriage. [Poetic] --Dryden. 7. A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being called the fore beam, the other the back beam. 8. The straight part or shank of an anchor. 9. The main part of a plow, to which the handles and colter are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that draw it. 10. (Steam Engine) A heavy iron lever having an oscillating motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and the other with the crank of the wheel shaft; -- called also {working beam} or {walking beam}. 11. A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat. How far that little candle throws his beams ! --Shak. 12. Fig.: A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort. Mercy with her genial beam. --Keble. 13. One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called also {beam feather}. {Abaft the beam} (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon between a line that crosses the ship at right angles, or in the direction of her beams, and that point of the compass toward which her stern is directed. {Beam center} (Mach.), the fulcrum or pin on which the working beam of an engine vibrates. {Beam compass}, an instrument consisting of a rod or beam, having sliding sockets that carry steel or pencil points; -- used for drawing or describing large circles. {Beam engine}, a steam engine having a working beam to transmit power, in distinction from one which has its piston rod attached directly to the crank of the wheel shaft. {Before the beam} (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon included between a line that crosses the ship at right angles and that point of the compass toward which the ship steers. {On the beam}, in a line with the beams, or at right angled with the keel. {On the weather beam}, on the side of a ship which faces the wind. {To be on her beam ends}, to incline, as a vessel, so much on one side that her beams approach a vertical position.
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Beam \Beam\, n. [AS. be[a0]m beam, post, tree, ray of light; akin to OFries. b[be]m tree, OS. b[?]m, D. boom, OHG. boum, poum, G. baum, Icel. ba[?]mr, Goth. bahms and Gr. [?] a growth, [?] to become, to be. Cf. L. radius staff, rod, spoke of a wheel, beam or ray, and G. strahl arrow, spoke of a wheel, ray or beam, flash of lightning. [?]97. See {Be}; cf. {Boom} a spar.] 1. Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use. 2. One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or ship. The beams of a vessel are strong pieces of timber stretching across from side to side to support the decks. --Totten. 3. The width of a vessel; as, one vessel is said to have more beam than another. 4. The bar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended. The doubtful beam long nods from side to side. --Pope. 5. The principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer, which bears the antlers, or branches. 6. The pole of a carriage. [Poetic] --Dryden. 7. A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being called the fore beam, the other the back beam. 8. The straight part or shank of an anchor. 9. The main part of a plow, to which the handles and colter are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that draw it. 10. (Steam Engine) A heavy iron lever having an oscillating motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and the other with the crank of the wheel shaft; -- called also {working beam} or {walking beam}. 11. A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat. How far that little candle throws his beams ! --Shak. 12. Fig.: A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort. Mercy with her genial beam. --Keble. 13. One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called also {beam feather}. {Abaft the beam} (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon between a line that crosses the ship at right angles, or in the direction of her beams, and that point of the compass toward which her stern is directed. {Beam center} (Mach.), the fulcrum or pin on which the working beam of an engine vibrates. {Beam compass}, an instrument consisting of a rod or beam, having sliding sockets that carry steel or pencil points; -- used for drawing or describing large circles. {Beam engine}, a steam engine having a working beam to transmit power, in distinction from one which has its piston rod attached directly to the crank of the wheel shaft. {Before the beam} (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon included between a line that crosses the ship at right angles and that point of the compass toward which the ship steers. {On the beam}, in a line with the beams, or at right angled with the keel. {On the weather beam}, on the side of a ship which faces the wind. {To be on her beam ends}, to incline, as a vessel, so much on one side that her beams approach a vertical position.
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4. Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of his eye; the compass of imagination. The compass of his argument. --Wordsworth. 5. Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; -- used with within. In two hundred years before (I speak within compass), no such commission had been executed. --Sir J. Davies. 6. (Mus.) The range of notes, or tones, within the capacity of a voice or instrument. You would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass. --Shak. 7. An instrument for determining directions upon the earth's surface by means of a magnetized bar or needle turning freely upon a pivot and pointing in a northerly and southerly direction. He that first discovered the use of the compass did more for the supplying and increase of useful commodities than those who built workhouses. --Locke. 8. A pair of compasses. [R.] See {Compasses.}. To fix one foot of their compass wherever they please. --Swift. 9. A circle; a continent. [Obs.] The tryne compas [the threefold world containing earth, sea, and heaven. --Skeat.] --Chaucer. {Azimuth compass}. See under {Azimuth}. {Beam compass}. See under {Beam}. {Compass card}, the circular card attached to the needles of a mariner's compass, on which are marked the thirty-two points or rhumbs. {Compass dial}, a small pocket compass fitted with a sundial to tell the hour of the day. {Compass plane} (Carp.), a plane, convex in the direction of its length on the under side, for smoothing the concave faces of curved woodwork. {Compass plant}, {Compass flower} (Bot.), a plant of the American prairies ({Silphium laciniatum}), not unlike a small sunflower; rosinweed. Its lower and root leaves are vertical, and on the prairies are disposed to present their edges north and south. Its leaves are turned to the north as true as the magnet: This is the compass flower. --Longefellow. {Compass saw}, a saw with a narrow blade, which will cut in a curve; -- called also {fret saw} and {keyhole saw}. {Compass timber} (Shipbuilding), curved or crooked timber. {Compass window} (Arch.), a circular bay window or oriel window. {Mariner's compass}, a kind of compass used in navigation. It has two or more magnetic needles permanently attached to a card, which moves freely upon a pivot, and is read with reference to a mark on the box representing the ship's head. The card is divided into thirty-two points, called also rhumbs, and the glass-covered box or bowl containing it is suspended in gimbals within the binnacle, in order to preserve its horizontal position. {Surveyor's compass}, an instrument used in surveying for measuring horizontal angles. See {Circumferentor}. {Variation compass}, a compass of delicate construction, used in observations on the variations of the needle. {To fetch a compass}, to make a circuit.
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Bench mark \Bench mark\ (Leveling) Any permanent mark to which other levels may be referred. Specif. : A horizontal mark at the water's edge with reference to which the height of tides and floods may be measured.
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Bench \Bench\, n.; pl. {Benches}. [OE. bench, benk, AS. benc; akin to Sw. b[84]nk, Dan b[91]nk, Icel. bekkr, OS., D., & G. bank. Cf. {Bank}, {Beach}.] 1. A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length. Mossy benches supplied the place of chairs. --Sir W. Scott. 2. A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenter's bench. 3. The seat where judges sit in court. To pluck down justice from your awful bench. --Shak. 4. The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion of the full bench. See {King's Bench}. 5. A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; -- so named because the animals are usually placed on benches or raised platforms. 6. A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river. {Bench mark} (Leveling), one of a number of marks along a line of survey, affixed to permanent objects, to show where leveling staffs were placed. {Bench of bishops}, the whole body of English prelates assembled in council. {Bench plane}, any plane used by carpenters and joiners for working a flat surface, as jack planes, long planes. {Bench show}, an exhibition of dogs. {Bench table} (Arch.), a projecting course at the base of a building, or round a pillar, sufficient to form a seat.
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Bench \Bench\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Benched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Benching}.] 1. To furnish with benches. 'T was benched with turf. --Dryden. Stately theaters benched crescentwise. --Tennyson. 2. To place on a bench or seat of honor. Whom I . . . have benched and reared to worship. --Shak.
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Benign \Be*nign"\, a. [OE. benigne, bening, OF. benigne, F. b[82]nin, fem. b[82]nigne, fr. L. benignus, contr. from benigenus; bonus good + root of genus kind. See {Bounty}, and {Genus}.] 1. Of a kind or gentle disposition; gracious; generous; favorable; benignant. Creator bounteous and benign. --Milton. 2. Exhibiting or manifesting kindness, gentleness, favor, etc.; mild; kindly; salutary; wholesome. Kind influences and benign aspects. --South. 3. Of a mild type or character; as, a benign disease. Syn: Kind; propitious; bland; genial; salubrious; favorable salutary; gracious; liberal.
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Tumor \Tu"mor\, n. [L., fr. tumere to swell: cf. F. tume[a3]r. See {Tumid}.] 1. (Med.) A morbid swelling, prominence, or growth, on any part of the body; especially, a growth produced by deposition of new tissue; a neoplasm. 2. Affected pomp; bombast; swelling words or expressions; false magnificence or sublimity. [R.] Better, however, to be a flippant, than, by a revolting form of tumor and perplexity, to lead men into habits of intellect such as result from the modern vice of English style. --De Quincey. {Encysted tumor}, a tumor which is inclosed in a membrane called a cyst, connected with the surrounding parts by the neighboring cellular substance. {Fatty tumor}. See under {Fatty}. {Innocent tumor}, [or] {Benign tumor}, one which does not of itself threaten life, and does not usually tend to recur after extirpation. {Malignant tumor}, a tumor which tends continually to spread, to become generalized in different parts of the body, and to recur after extirpation, and which, if left to itself, causes death.
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Benignancy \Benig"nancy\, n. Benignant quality; kindliness.
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Benignant \Benig"nant\, a. [LL. benignans, p. pr. of benignare, from L. benignus. See {Benign}.] Kind; gracious; favorable. -- {Benig"nant*ly}, adv.
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Benignant \Benig"nant\, a. [LL. benignans, p. pr. of benignare, from L. benignus. See {Benign}.] Kind; gracious; favorable. -- {Benig"nant*ly}, adv.
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Benignity \Benig"nity\, n. [OE. benignite, F. b[82]nignit[82], OF. b[82]nignet[82], fr. L. benignitas. See {Benign}.] 1. The quality of being benign; goodness; kindness; graciousness. [bd]Benignity of aspect.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. 2. Mildness; gentleness. The benignity or inclemency of the season. --Spectator. 3. Salubrity; wholesome quality. --Wiseman.
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Benignly \Be*nign"ly\, adv. In a benign manner.
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Benison \Ben"i*son\, n. [OE. beneysun, benesoun, OF. bene[8b][?]un, bene[8b]son, fr. L. benedictio, fr. benedicere to bless; bene (adv. of bonus good) + dicere to say. See {Bounty}, and {Diction}, and cf. {Benediction}.] Blessing; beatitude; benediction. --Shak. More precious than the benison of friends. --Talfourd.
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Spicewood \Spice"wood`\, n. (Bot.) An American shrub ({Lindera Benzoin}), the bark of which has a spicy taste and odor; -- called also {Benjamin}, {wild allspice}, and {fever bush}.
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Benjamin \Ben"ja*min\, n. [Corrupted from benzoin.] See {Benzoin}.
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Benjamin \Ben"ja*min\, n. A kind of upper coat for men. [Colloq. Eng.]
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Benzoin \Benzoin"\ (b[ecr]nzoin"), n. [Cf. F. benjoin, Sp. benjui, Pg. beijoin; all fr. Ar. lub[be]n-j[be]w[c6] incense form Sumatra (named Java in Arabic), the first syllable being lost. Cf. {Benjamin}.] Note: [Called also {benjamin}.] 1. A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from the {Styrax benzoin}, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume. 2. A white crystalline substance, {C14H12O2}, obtained from benzoic aldehyde and some other sources. 3. (Bot.) The spicebush ({Lindera benzoin}). {Flowers of benzoin}, benzoic acid. See under {Benzoic}.
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Spicewood \Spice"wood`\, n. (Bot.) An American shrub ({Lindera Benzoin}), the bark of which has a spicy taste and odor; -- called also {Benjamin}, {wild allspice}, and {fever bush}.
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Benjamin \Ben"ja*min\, n. [Corrupted from benzoin.] See {Benzoin}.
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Benjamin \Ben"ja*min\, n. A kind of upper coat for men. [Colloq. Eng.]
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Benzoin \Benzoin"\ (b[ecr]nzoin"), n. [Cf. F. benjoin, Sp. benjui, Pg. beijoin; all fr. Ar. lub[be]n-j[be]w[c6] incense form Sumatra (named Java in Arabic), the first syllable being lost. Cf. {Benjamin}.] Note: [Called also {benjamin}.] 1. A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from the {Styrax benzoin}, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume. 2. A white crystalline substance, {C14H12O2}, obtained from benzoic aldehyde and some other sources. 3. (Bot.) The spicebush ({Lindera benzoin}). {Flowers of benzoin}, benzoic acid. See under {Benzoic}.
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Benjamite \Ben"ja*mite\, n. A descendant of Benjamin; one of the tribe of Benjamin. --Judg. iii. 15.
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Benzamide \Ben*zam"ide\, n. [Benzoin + amide.] (Chem.) A transparent crystalline substance, {C6H5.CO.NH2}, obtained by the action of ammonia upon chloride of benzoyl, as also by several other reactions with benzoyl compounds.
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Benzene \Ben"zene\, n. [From {Benzoin}.] (Chem.) A volatile, very inflammable liquid, {C6H6}, contained in the naphtha produced by the destructive distillation of coal, from which it is separated by fractional distillation. The name is sometimes applied also to the impure commercial product or benzole, and also, but rarely, to a similar mixed product of petroleum.
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{Benzene nucleus}, {Benzene ring} (Chem.), a closed chain or ring, consisting of six carbon atoms, each with one hydrogen atom attached, regarded as the type from which the aromatic compounds are derived. This ring formula is provisionally accepted as representing the probable constitution of the benzene molecule, {C6H6}, and as the type on which its derivatives are formed.
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{Benzene nucleus}, {Benzene ring} (Chem.), a closed chain or ring, consisting of six carbon atoms, each with one hydrogen atom attached, regarded as the type from which the aromatic compounds are derived. This ring formula is provisionally accepted as representing the probable constitution of the benzene molecule, {C6H6}, and as the type on which its derivatives are formed.
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Benzine \Ben"zine\, n. [From {Benzoin}.] (Chem.) 1. A liquid consisting mainly of the lighter and more volatile hydrocarbons of petroleum or kerosene oil, used as a solvent and for cleansing soiled fabrics; -- called also {petroleum spirit}, {petroleum benzine}. Varieties or similar products are gasoline, naphtha, rhigolene, ligroin, etc. 2. Same as {Benzene}. [R.] Note: The hydrocarbons of benzine proper are essentially of the marsh gas series, while benzene proper is the typical hydrocarbon of the aromatic series.
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Benzoin \Benzoin"\ (b[ecr]nzoin"), n. [Cf. F. benjoin, Sp. benjui, Pg. beijoin; all fr. Ar. lub[be]n-j[be]w[c6] incense form Sumatra (named Java in Arabic), the first syllable being lost. Cf. {Benjamin}.] Note: [Called also {benjamin}.] 1. A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from the {Styrax benzoin}, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume. 2. A white crystalline substance, {C14H12O2}, obtained from benzoic aldehyde and some other sources. 3. (Bot.) The spicebush ({Lindera benzoin}). {Flowers of benzoin}, benzoic acid. See under {Benzoic}.
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Benzoinated \Benzoin"ated\, a. (Med.) Containing or impregnated with benzoin; as, benzoinated lard.
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Benzonaphthol \Ben`zonaph"thol\, n. Also Benzonaphtol \Ben`zonaph"tol\ . [Benzoin + naphthol.] (Chem.) A white crystalline powder used as an intestinal antiseptic; beta-naphthol benzoate.
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Benzonaphthol \Ben`zonaph"thol\, n. Also Benzonaphtol \Ben`zonaph"tol\ . [Benzoin + naphthol.] (Chem.) A white crystalline powder used as an intestinal antiseptic; beta-naphthol benzoate.
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Biomagnetic \Bi`omagnet"ic\, a. Relating to biomagnetism.
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Biomagnetism \Bi`omag"netism\, n. [Gr. [?] life + E. magnetism.] Animal magnetism.
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Ruffed \Ruffed\, a. Furnished with a ruff. {Ruffed grouse} (Zo[94]l.), a North American grouse ({Bonasa umbellus}) common in the wooded districts of the Northern United States. The male has a ruff of brown or black feathers on each side of the neck, and is noted for the loud drumming sound he makes during the breeding season. Called also {tippet grouse}, {partridge}, {birch partridge}, {pheasant}, {drummer}, and {white-flesher}. {ruffed lemur} (Zo[94]l.), a species of lemur ({lemur varius}) having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of the head. Its color is varied with black and white. Called also {ruffed maucaco}.
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Partridge \Par"tridge\, n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF. pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, -icis, fr. Gr. [?].] (Zo[94]l.) 1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of the genus {Perdix} and several related genera of the family {Perdicid[91]}, of the Old World. The partridge is noted as a game bird. Full many a fat partrich had he in mew. --Chaucer. Note: The common European, or gray, partridge ({Perdix cinerea}) and the red-legged partridge ({Caccabis rubra}) of Southern Europe and Asia are well-known species. 2. Any one of several species of quail-like birds belonging to {Colinus}, and allied genera. [U.S.] Note: Among them are the bobwhite ({Colinus Virginianus}) of the Eastern States; the plumed, or mountain, partridge ({Oreortyx pictus}) of California; the Massena partridge ({Cyrtonyx Montezum[91]}); and the California partridge ({Callipepla Californica}). 3. The ruffed grouse ({Bonasa umbellus}). [New Eng.] {Bamboo partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a spurred partridge of the genus {Bambusicola}. Several species are found in China and the East Indies. {Night partridge} (Zo[94]l.), the woodcock. [Local, U.S.] {Painted partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a francolin of South Africa ({Francolinus pictus}). {Partridge berry}. (Bot.) (a) The scarlet berry of a trailing american plant ({Mitchella repens}) of the order {Rubiace[91]}, having roundish evergreen leaves, and white fragrant flowers sometimes tinged with purple, growing in pairs with the ovaries united, and producing the berries which remain over winter; also, the plant itself. (b) The fruit of the creeping wintergreen ({Gaultheria procumbens}); also, the plant itself. {Partridge dove} (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Mountain witch}, under {Mountain}. {Partridge pea} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous herb ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}), common in sandy fields in the Eastern United States. {Partridge shell} (Zo[94]l.), a large marine univalve shell ({Dolium perdix}), having colors variegated like those of the partridge. {Partridge wood} (a) A variegated wood, much esteemed for cabinetwork. It is obtained from tropical America, and one source of it is said to be the leguminous tree {Andira inermis}. Called also {pheasant wood}. (b) A name sometimes given to the dark-colored and striated wood of some kind of palm, which is used for walking sticks and umbrella handles. {Sea partridge} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic sand partridge ({Ammoperdix Bonhami}); -- so called from its note. {Snow partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a large spurred partridge ({Lerwa nivicola}) which inhabits the high mountains of Asia. {Spruce partridge}. See under {Spruce}. {Wood partridge}, [or] {Hill partridge} (Zo[94]l.), any small Asiatic partridge of the genus {Arboricola}.
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Grouse \Grouse\, n. sing. & pl. [Prob. after the analogy of mouse, mice, fr. the earlier grice, OF. griesche meor hen: cf. F. piegri[8a]che shrike.] (Zo[94]l.) Any of the numerous species of gallinaceous birds of the family {Tetraonid[91]}, and subfamily {Tetraonin[91]}, inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North America. They have plump bodies, strong, well-feathered legs, and usually mottled plumage. The group includes the ptarmigans ({Lagopus}), having feathered feet. Note: Among the European species are the red grouse ({Lagopus Scoticus}) and the hazel grouse ({Bonasa betulina}). See {Capercaidzie}, {Ptarmigan}, and {Heath grouse}. Among the most important American species are the ruffed grouse, or New England partridge ({Bonasa umbellus}); the sharp-tailed grouse ({Pedioc[91]tes phasianellus}) of the West; the dusky blue, or pine grouse ({Dendragapus obscurus}) of the Rocky Mountains; the Canada grouse, or spruce partridge ({D. Canadensis}). See also {Prairie hen}, and {Sage cock}. The Old World sand grouse ({Pterocles}, etc.) belong to a very different family. See {Pterocletes}, and {Sand grouse}.
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d8Bonmot \[d8]Bon"mot`\, n.; pl. {Bonsmots}. [ F. bon good + mot word.] A witty repartee; a jest.
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Boomkin \Boom"kin\, n. (Naut.) Same as {Bumkin}.
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Bumkin \Bum"kin\, n. [Boom a beam + -kin. See {Bumpkin}.] (Naut.) A projecting beam or boom; as: (a) One projecting from each bow of a vessel, to haul the fore tack to, called a tack bumpkin. (b) One from each quarter, for the main-brace blocks, and called {brace bumpkin}. (c) A small outrigger over the stern of a boat, to extend the mizzen. [Written also {boomkin}.]
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Boomkin \Boom"kin\, n. (Naut.) Same as {Bumkin}.
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Bumkin \Bum"kin\, n. [Boom a beam + -kin. See {Bumpkin}.] (Naut.) A projecting beam or boom; as: (a) One projecting from each bow of a vessel, to haul the fore tack to, called a tack bumpkin. (b) One from each quarter, for the main-brace blocks, and called {brace bumpkin}. (c) A small outrigger over the stern of a boat, to extend the mizzen. [Written also {boomkin}.]
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Bouncing \Boun"cing\, a. 1. Stout; plump and healthy; lusty; buxom. Many tall and bouncing young ladies. --Thackeray. 2. Excessive; big. [bd]A bouncing reckoning.[b8] --B. & Fl. {Bouncing Bet} (Bot.), the common soapwort ({Saponaria officinalis}). --Harper's Mag.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bounce \Bounce\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bounced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bouncing}.] [OE. bunsen; cf. D. bonzen to strike, bounce, bons blow, LG. bunsen to knock; all prob. of imitative origin.] 1. To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; a knock loudly. Another bounces as hard as he can knock. --Swift. Against his bosom bounced his heaving heart. --Dryden. 2. To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; as, she bounced into the room. Out bounced the mastiff. --Swift. Bounced off his arm+chair. --Thackeray. 3. To boast; to talk big; to bluster. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Soapwort \Soap"wort`\, n. (Bot.) A common plant ({Saponaria officinalis}) of the Pink family; -- so called because its bruised leaves, when agitated in water, produce a lather like that from soap. Called also {Bouncing Bet}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bouncing \Boun"cing\, a. 1. Stout; plump and healthy; lusty; buxom. Many tall and bouncing young ladies. --Thackeray. 2. Excessive; big. [bd]A bouncing reckoning.[b8] --B. & Fl. {Bouncing Bet} (Bot.), the common soapwort ({Saponaria officinalis}). --Harper's Mag.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bouncingly \Boun"cing*ly\, adv. With a bounce.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bumkin \Bum"kin\, n. [Boom a beam + -kin. See {Bumpkin}.] (Naut.) A projecting beam or boom; as: (a) One projecting from each bow of a vessel, to haul the fore tack to, called a tack bumpkin. (b) One from each quarter, for the main-brace blocks, and called {brace bumpkin}. (c) A small outrigger over the stern of a boat, to extend the mizzen. [Written also {boomkin}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunchiness \Bunch"i*ness\, n. The quality or condition of being bunchy; knobbiness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunch \Bunch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bunched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bunching}.] To swell out into a bunch or protuberance; to be protuberant or round. Bunching out into a large round knob at one end. --Woodward.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buncombe \Bun"combe\, Bunkum \Bun"kum\, n. [Buncombe a county of North Carolina.] Speech-making for the gratification of constituents, or to gain public applause; flattering talk for a selfish purpose; anything said for mere show. [Cant or Slang, U.S.] All that flourish about right of search was bunkum -- all that brag about hanging your Canada sheriff was bunkum . . . slavery speeches are all bunkum. --Haliburton. {To speak for Buncombe}, to speak for mere show, or popularly. Note: [bd]The phrase originated near the close of the debate on the famous [bf]Missouri Question,' in the 16th Congress. It was then used by Felix Walker -- a na[8b]ve old mountaineer, who resided at Waynesville, in Haywood, the most western country of North Carolina, near the border of the adjacent county of Buncombe, which formed part of his district. The old man rose to speak, while the house was impatiently calling for the [bf]Question,' and several members gathered round him, begging him to desist. He preserved, however, for a while, declaring that the people of his district expected it, and that he was bound to [bf]make a speech for Buncombe.'[b8] --W. Darlington.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bung \Bung\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bunged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bunging}.] To stop, as the orifice in the bilge of a cask, with a bung; to close; -- with up. {To bung up}, to use up, as by bruising or over exertion; to exhaust or incapacitate for action. [Low] He had bunged up his mouth that he should not have spoken these three years. --Shelton (Trans. Don Quixote).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunk \Bunk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bunked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bunking}.] To go to bed in a bunk; -- sometimes with in. [Colloq. U.S.] --Bartlett.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunko \Bun"ko\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bunkoed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bunkoing}.] To swindle by a bunko game or scheme; to cheat or victimize in any similar way, as by a confidence game, passing a bad check, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buncombe \Bun"combe\, Bunkum \Bun"kum\, n. [Buncombe a county of North Carolina.] Speech-making for the gratification of constituents, or to gain public applause; flattering talk for a selfish purpose; anything said for mere show. [Cant or Slang, U.S.] All that flourish about right of search was bunkum -- all that brag about hanging your Canada sheriff was bunkum . . . slavery speeches are all bunkum. --Haliburton. {To speak for Buncombe}, to speak for mere show, or popularly. Note: [bd]The phrase originated near the close of the debate on the famous [bf]Missouri Question,' in the 16th Congress. It was then used by Felix Walker -- a na[8b]ve old mountaineer, who resided at Waynesville, in Haywood, the most western country of North Carolina, near the border of the adjacent county of Buncombe, which formed part of his district. The old man rose to speak, while the house was impatiently calling for the [bf]Question,' and several members gathered round him, begging him to desist. He preserved, however, for a while, declaring that the people of his district expected it, and that he was bound to [bf]make a speech for Buncombe.'[b8] --W. Darlington.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunkum \Bun"kum\, n. See {Buncombe}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunsen cell \Bun"sen cell\ (Elec.) A zinc-carbon cell in which the zinc (amalgamated) is surrounded by dilute sulphuric acid, and the carbon by nitric acid or a chromic acid mixture, the two plates being separated by a porous cup.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunsen's battery \Bun"sen's bat"ter*y\, Bunsen's burner \Bun"sen's burn`er\ . See under {Battery}, and {Burner}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Burner \Burn"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, burns or sets fire to anything. 2. The part of a lamp, gas fixture, etc., where the flame is produced. {Bunsen's burner} (Chem.), a kind of burner, invented by Professor Bunsen of Heidelberg, consisting of a straight tube, four or five inches in length, having small holes for the entrance of air at the bottom. Illuminating gas being also admitted at the bottom, a mixture of gas and air is formed which burns at the top with a feebly luminous but intensely hot flame. {Argand burner}, {Rose burner}, etc. See under {Argand}, {Rose}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunsen's battery \Bun"sen's bat"ter*y\, Bunsen's burner \Bun"sen's burn`er\ . See under {Battery}, and {Burner}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inchmeal \Inch"meal`\, n. [See {Meal} a part, and cf. {Piecemeal}.] A piece an inch long. {By inchmeal}, by small degrees; by inches. --Shak.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Banks County, GA (county, FIPS 11) Location: 34.35270 N, 83.50054 W Population (1990): 10308 (4193 housing units) Area: 605.2 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bannock County, ID (county, FIPS 5) Location: 42.66757 N, 112.22191 W Population (1990): 66026 (25694 housing units) Area: 2883.2 sq km (land), 88.8 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Benewah County, ID (county, FIPS 9) Location: 47.22215 N, 116.65542 W Population (1990): 7937 (3731 housing units) Area: 2009.9 sq km (land), 20.7 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Benjamin, TX (city, FIPS 7636) Location: 33.58333 N, 99.79303 W Population (1990): 225 (131 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bensenville, IL (village, FIPS 5248) Location: 41.95733 N, 87.94451 W Population (1990): 17767 (6825 housing units) Area: 15.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60106
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Benson, AZ (city, FIPS 5770) Location: 31.96219 N, 110.30311 W Population (1990): 3824 (1872 housing units) Area: 22.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 85602 Benson, IL (village, FIPS 5261) Location: 40.85066 N, 89.12051 W Population (1990): 410 (179 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61516 Benson, MN (city, FIPS 5212) Location: 45.31715 N, 95.60712 W Population (1990): 3235 (1484 housing units) Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56215 Benson, NC (town, FIPS 5040) Location: 35.37990 N, 78.54700 W Population (1990): 2810 (1248 housing units) Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 27504 Benson, PA (borough, FIPS 5648) Location: 40.20257 N, 78.92944 W Population (1990): 277 (108 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Benson County, ND (county, FIPS 5) Location: 48.07170 N, 99.36152 W Population (1990): 7198 (3163 housing units) Area: 3596.4 sq km (land), 131.6 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Benzonia, MI (village, FIPS 7580) Location: 44.61652 N, 86.09793 W Population (1990): 449 (218 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49616
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bingen, WA (city, FIPS 6085) Location: 45.71420 N, 121.46815 W Population (1990): 645 (329 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bingham, IL (village, FIPS 6028) Location: 39.11286 N, 89.21171 W Population (1990): 98 (46 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62011 Bingham, ME (CDP, FIPS 4965) Location: 45.05865 N, 69.87875 W Population (1990): 1071 (483 housing units) Area: 6.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 04920 Bingham, NE Zip code(s): 69335 Bingham, NM Zip code(s): 87815
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bingham Canyon, UT Zip code(s): 84006
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bingham County, ID (county, FIPS 11) Location: 43.21648 N, 112.39844 W Population (1990): 37583 (12664 housing units) Area: 5425.6 sq km (land), 66.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bingham Farms, MI (village, FIPS 8460) Location: 42.51495 N, 83.27802 W Population (1990): 1001 (445 housing units) Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bingham Lake, MN (city, FIPS 5896) Location: 43.90940 N, 95.04542 W Population (1990): 155 (66 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56118
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Binghamton, NY (city, FIPS 6607) Location: 42.10155 N, 75.90952 W Population (1990): 53008 (24626 housing units) Area: 26.9 sq km (land), 1.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 13901, 13903, 13904, 13905
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Boone County, AR (county, FIPS 9) Location: 36.31359 N, 93.09283 W Population (1990): 28297 (12380 housing units) Area: 1531.3 sq km (land), 27.6 sq km (water) Boone County, IA (county, FIPS 15) Location: 42.03601 N, 93.93298 W Population (1990): 25186 (10371 housing units) Area: 1480.2 sq km (land), 5.3 sq km (water) Boone County, IL (county, FIPS 7) Location: 42.32589 N, 88.81304 W Population (1990): 30806 (11477 housing units) Area: 728.8 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water) Boone County, IN (county, FIPS 11) Location: 40.05109 N, 86.46873 W Population (1990): 38147 (14516 housing units) Area: 1094.9 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water) Boone County, KY (county, FIPS 15) Location: 38.97368 N, 84.72965 W Population (1990): 57589 (21476 housing units) Area: 637.8 sq km (land), 27.7 sq km (water) Boone County, MO (county, FIPS 19) Location: 38.98723 N, 92.30816 W Population (1990): 112379 (44695 housing units) Area: 1775.1 sq km (land), 15.0 sq km (water) Boone County, NE (county, FIPS 11) Location: 41.70472 N, 98.06278 W Population (1990): 6667 (2878 housing units) Area: 1778.7 sq km (land), 1.4 sq km (water) Boone County, WV (county, FIPS 5) Location: 38.02088 N, 81.71984 W Population (1990): 25870 (10705 housing units) Area: 1302.8 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Boones Mill, VA (town, FIPS 8584) Location: 37.11521 N, 79.95071 W Population (1990): 239 (108 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 24065
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Boons Camp, KY Zip code(s): 41204
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Buncombe, IL (village, FIPS 9551) Location: 37.47094 N, 88.97486 W Population (1990): 208 (94 housing units) Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62912
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Buncombe County, NC (county, FIPS 21) Location: 35.60925 N, 82.53030 W Population (1990): 174821 (77951 housing units) Area: 1699.8 sq km (land), 9.8 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
bang on vt. To stress-test a piece of hardware or software: "I banged on the new version of the simulator all day yesterday and it didn't crash once. I guess it is ready for release." The term {pound on} is synonymous.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
benchmark n. [techspeak] An inaccurate measure of computer performance. "In the computer industry, there are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and benchmarks." Well-known ones include Whetstone, Dhrystone, Rhealstone (see {h}), the Gabriel LISP benchmarks (see {gabriel}), the SPECmark suite, and LINPACK. See also {machoflops}, {MIPS}, {smoke and mirrors}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
bounce message n. [common] Notification message returned to sender by a site unable to relay {email} to the intended {{Internet address}} recipient or the next link in a {bang path} (see {bounce}, sense 1). Reasons might include a nonexistent or misspelled username or a {down} relay site. Bounce messages can themselves fail, with occasionally ugly results; see {sorcerer's apprentice mode} and {software laser}. The terms `bounce mail' and `barfmail' are also common.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Banach inverse mapping theorem In a {Banach space} the inverse to a {continuous} {linear mapping} is continuous. (1998-06-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bang on (Or "pound on"). To stress-test a piece of hardware or software: "I banged on the new version of the simulator all day yesterday and it didn't crash once. I guess it is ready for release." [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
benchmark A standard program or set of programs which can be run on different computers to give an inaccurate measure of their performance. "In the computer industry, there are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and benchmarks." A benchmark may attempt to indicate the overall power of a system by including a "typical" mixture of programs or it may attempt to measure more specific aspects of performance, like graphics, I/O or computation (integer or {floating-point}). Others measure specific tasks like {rendering} polygons, reading and writing files or performing operations on matrices. The most useful kind of benchmark is one which is tailored to a user's own typical tasks. While no one benchmark can fully characterise overall system performance, the results of a variety of realistic benchmarks can give valuable insight into expected real performance. Benchmarks should be carefully interpreted, you should know exactly which benchmark was run (name, version); exactly what configuration was it run on (CPU, memory, compiler options, single user/multi-user, peripherals, network); how does the benchmark relate to your workload? Well-known benchmarks include {Whetstone}, {Dhrystone}, {Rhealstone} (see {h}), the {Gabriel benchmarks} for {Lisp}, the {SPECmark} suite, and {LINPACK}. See also {machoflops}, {MIPS}, {smoke and mirrors}. {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.benchmarks}. {Tennessee BenchWeb (http://netlib.org/benchweb/)}. [{Jargon File}] (2002-03-26)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bounce message A notification message returned to the sender by a site unable to relay {e-mail} to the intended recipient or the next link in a {bang path}. Reasons might include a nonexistent or misspelled user name or a {down} relay site. Bounce messages can themselves fail, with occasionally ugly results; see {sorcerer's apprentice mode} and {software laser}. The terms "bounce mail" and "barfmail" are also common. [{Jargon File}] (1994-11-29)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Benjamin son of my right hand. (1.) The younger son of Jacob by Rachel (Gen. 35:18). His birth took place at Ephrath, on the road between Bethel and Bethlehem, at a short distance from the latter place. His mother died in giving him birth, and with her last breath named him Ben-oni, son of my pain, a name which was changed by his father into Benjamin. His posterity are called Benjamites (Gen. 49:27; Deut. 33:12; Josh. 18:21). The tribe of Benjamin at the Exodus was the smallest but one (Num. 1:36, 37; Ps. 68:27). During the march its place was along with Manasseh and Ephraim on the west of the tabernacle. At the entrance into Canaan it counted 45,600 warriors. It has been inferred by some from the words of Jacob (Gen. 49:27) that the figure of a wolf was on the tribal standard. This tribe is mentioned in Rom. 11:1; Phil. 3:5. The inheritance of this tribe lay immediately to the south of that of Ephraim, and was about 26 miles in length and 12 in breadth. Its eastern boundary was the Jordan. Dan intervened between it and the Philistines. Its chief towns are named in Josh. 18:21-28. The history of the tribe contains a sad record of a desolating civil war in which they were engaged with the other eleven tribes. By it they were almost exterminated (Judg. 20:20, 21; 21:10). (See {GIBEAH}.) The first king of the Jews was Saul, a Benjamite. A close alliance was formed between this tribe and that of Judah in the time of David (2 Sam. 19:16, 17), which continued after his death (1 Kings 11:13; 12:20). After the Exile these two tribes formed the great body of the Jewish nation (Ezra 1:5; 10:9). The tribe of Benjamin was famous for its archers (1 Sam. 20:20, 36; 2 Sam. 1:22; 1 Chr. 8:40; 12:2) and slingers (Judge. 20:6). The gate of Benjamin, on the north side of Jerusalem (Jer. 37:13; 38:7; Zech. 14:10), was so called because it led in the direction of the territory of the tribe of Benjamin. It is called by Jeremiah (20:2) "the high gate of Benjamin;" also "the gate of the children of the people" (17:19). (Comp. 2 Kings 14:13.)
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Benjamin, son of the right hand