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Biquintile
- - An aspect of the planets when they are distant from each other by twice the fifth part of a great circle -- that is, twice 72 degrees.
Biradially
- adverb - in a biradial manner; "biradially symmetrical"
Biscutella
- noun - genus of Eurasian herbs and small shrubs: buckler mustard
Bissextile
- - Leap year; every fourth year, in which a day is added to the month of February on account of the excess of the tropical year (365 d. 5 h. 48 m. 46 s.) above 365 days. But one day added every four years is equivalent to six hours each year, which is 11 m. 14 s. more than the excess of the real year. Hence, it is necessary to suppress the bissextile day at the end of every century which is not divisible by 400, while it is retained at the end of those which are divisible by 400.
Black Belt
- noun - a black sash worn to show expert standards in the martial arts (judo or karate)
- a person who attained the rank of expert in the martial arts (judo or karate)
Black Bile
- noun - a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
Black Hole
- noun - a region of space resulting from the collapse of a star; extremely high gravitational field
Blackballs
- noun - expel from a community or group
- the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
- vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"
Blackmails
- noun - exert pressure on someone through threats
- extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
- obtain through threats
Blackpolls
- noun - North American warbler having a black-and-white head