Academic Press
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`Dictionary
`ot Science and
`Technology
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`Edited by
`Christopher Morris
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`Academic Press
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`2. Technology--Dictionaries.
`1. Science--Dictionaries.
`I. Morris, Christopher G.I. Academic Press.
`IIL. Title:
`Dictionary of science and technology
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`bismutotantalite Mineralogy. Bi(Ta.Nb)O,. a black, orthorhombic
`mineral occurring as large, imperfect crystals having a specific gravity
`of 8.26 to 8.84 and a hardness of 5 on the Mohs scale; found in peg-
`matites with black tourmaline and muscovite.
`bisnaga Botany. any of various thorny cactuses belonging to the genera
`Echinocactus, Ferocactus, and Astrophytum; found in the southwestern
`US. Also, BIZNAGA.
`bison Vertebrate Zoology. 1. a large, wild, cattle-like mammal, Bison
`bison, of the family Bovidae, characterized by enormous forequarters, a
`humpjust behind the neck, and thick shaggyfur. 2. a related mammal,
`Bison bonasus, of Europe, larger and less shaggy than the American
`bison. Also, WISENT.
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`American bison
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`bisphenoid Crystallography. a crystallographic form bounded byeight
`scalene triangles arranged in pairs.
`A Organic Chemistry (CH,),C(C,H,OH),, a white or brown-
`ish crystalline solid that has a mild odor of phenol; insoluble in water
`and soluble in alcohol; melts at 153°C; used as a plastics intermediate
`for the manufacture of epoxy resins and as a fungicide.
`bisporangiate Borany. having both microsporangia and megasporan-
`gia; having both functional male and female parts.
`bispore Botany. an asexual spore produced in pairs in bisporangium of
`certain of the Rhodophyta.
`bisque firing [bisk] Materials Science. a low-temperature firing of a ce-
`ramic prior to high-temperature firing and glazing.
`bistability Chaotic Dynamics. the coexistence in phase space of two
`different attractors for the same values of the parameters; which attrac-
`tor is observed depends on the initial conditions.
`bistable Science. having or capable of having two stable states, such as
`on/off or 0/1, Thus, bistable unit, bistable (optical) device, and so on.
`bistable circuit Electronics. a circuit having two stable states that can
`be decided by inputsignals; used in counters and scalers.
`bistable device Computer Technology. any device with two stable
`States, usually “on” and “off”; such a device is commonly used in mem-
`ory and registers to store a bit. Also, bistable latch.
`bistable multivibrator Electronics. a circuit capable of assuming ei-
`ther one of twostable states and requiring two input pulses to complete
`a cycle. Also, FLIP FLOP.
`bistatic radar Engineering. a radar system based on twolocations at
`great distance from each other, signals are transmitted to a body in outer
`space from one location, and signals reflecting back to earth are re-
`ceived at the other.
`the property of a reflecting surface to re-
`bistatic reflectivity Oprics.
`flect light or energy along one or more paths that are different from that
`of the incidentray.
`bistoury Surgery. a long, narrow-bladed knife used to open abscesses,
`slit sinuses and fistulas, and the like.
`bisulfate /norganic Chemistry. a compound that has the -HSO;ion, de-
`rived from sulfuric acid; an acid sulfate.
`bisulfide see pisutrwe.
`bisulfite /norganic Chemistry. a compound that has the -HSOJ ion, de-
`rived from sulfurous acid; an acid sulfite.
`bit: Mechanical Devices. 1. a drilling or boring tool for use in a brace or
`drill press. 2. the cutting iron of a plane. 3. a removable boring head
`used on certain kinds of drills, such as a rock drill.
`bit Computer Programming. the basic unit of information in a digital
`computing system, with a value of either 1 or 0. Mathematics. a place
`value in a binary number, it can equal 0 or |. (An acronym for the term
`binary digit).
`bitartrate Organic Chemistry. any salt that contains the univalentradi-
`cal ~C,H,O,. Also, ACID TARTRATE.
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`bit blank Mechanical Devices. a drill bit in which diamonds or other
`cutting elements can be inset by hand or attached by mechanical means.
`bitbit [bit blit’] Computer Science. 1. an instruction or subroutine for
`rapid transfer of blocks of memory from one area of memory to another,
`such that the transfer may begin and end at specified bit positions; use-
`ful especially for bitmap graphics. 2. to make such a transfer. (An
`acronym for bit block transfer.)
`bit brace Mechanical Devices. a tool to which a boring bit may be at-
`tached and by means of which the bitis rotated. Also, bitstock.
`bit buffer unit Telecommunications. a unit that terminates incoming
`and outgoing bit-serial communications lines and temporarily stores in-
`formation for retiming and/or reformation.
`bit density Computer Technology. a measure of the number of bits
`recorded per unit of length or area.
`bit drag Mechanical Devices. a bit with serrated teeth, used in rotary
`drilling. Also, DRAG BIT.
`bite Biology. 1. to grasp, tear, or seize with the teeth. 2. to wound,sting,
`or pierce for bloodsucking with a proboscis, as does a mosquito or bee.
`3. a wound or puncture made by the teeth or other parts of the mouth.
`Anatomy. the alignment of the upper and lower teeth. Graphic Arts. 1.
`the relative ability of a given paper to accept ink or other impressions,
`based on thickness, porosity, and other surface characteristics. 2. one of
`a series of acid-etching steps in photoengraving.
`bite biopsy Surgery.
`the removal of a fragment of tissue using an in-
`strument.
`bitegmic Botany. having two integuments.
`biternate Borany. ternate, with the divisions also temnate.
`bit gauge sec prr stor.
`bithionol Organic Chemistry. C,,H,C1,0,S, a white or grayish-white
`crystalline powder that melts at 187°C; insoluble in water and soluble in
`alcohol, ether, and acetone; used as an ingredient in deodorants, germi-
`cides, fungistats, and pharmaceuticals, and especially effective against
`Gram-positive cocci. It is a skin irritant and cannot be used in cosmetics.
`bithorax complex Genetics. a complex of at least nine genes in
`Drosophila that contributes to normal thoracic segmentation.
`biting angle Ordnance.
`the angle at which a shell or projectile pene-
`trates armor.
`biting-in Graphic Arts.
`onto a metalplate.
`biting louse sce piRD Louse.
`bit location Computer Programming. a storage location in a record ca-
`pable of storing one binary digit.
`bit manipulation Computer Programming. the altering of bits from
`one state to another, often to control the logical sequence of computer
`operations. Also, BIT FLIPPING.
`bitmap Computer Science.
`1. a specification of a binary (black-and-
`white) image in which cach pixel is represented by a single bit. 2. a data
`structure or file containing a bitmap.
`bit mapping Computer Technology. a graphics display technique in
`which one or more memorybits are assigned to each pixel (picture ele-
`ment) of the displayed image. Also, bit map display.
`bit matrix Mechanical Devices. a metal or metal alloy that formsthe
`material in which the diamonds in a bit crown are embedded. Also, DIA-
`MOND MATRIX.
`bit parallel Telecommunications. a method of sending, processing. or
`receiving digital code information in which as many paths are used as
`there are bits in the word being considered. Also, BYTE SERIAL.
`bit pattern Computer Programming.
`the specific arrangementof n bits
`used in a system to represent 2" possible choices: a 3-bit pattern repre-
`sents 8 possible combinations; an 8-bit pattern represents 256 possible
`combinations, and so on.
`bit position Computer Programming. the relative position of a single
`bit within a binary word.
`bit rate Telecommunications. 1. the speed at which bits are generated or
`transmitted. 2. in a binary digital communication system, the number of
`bits transmitted per unit time, usually bits per second.
`bit serial Telecommunications. the transmission, in sequence, of charac-
`ter-formingbits.
`the threaded part of a bit.
`bit shank Mechanical Devices.
`bit-sliced microprocessor Computer Technology. a processor unit in
`a microcomputer that is constructed of multiple large-scale integration
`chips, with each chip one, two, or four bits wide, and interconnected to
`form the desired word length; each bit-slice chip containsall the circuits
`required to perform arithmetic, logic, register, and some I/O functions
`on its segment of the word. Also,bit slice architecture.
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`the corrosive action of acid in etching a design
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