bi-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Pronunciation: ipa: /baɪ-/
ipa: /bɪ-/
Forms: form: bin-
form: bis-
form: bir-
Etymology: PIE word
 *dwóh₁
Borrowed from Latin bi-, from Proto-Italic *dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European *dwi-. Doublet of twi- and di-.
Senses: examples: text: biarticular
text: biaxial
text: bicoloured
glosses: Two in number.
examples: text: biangular
text: biantheriferous
text: bicardial
text: bikont
glosses: Having or possessing two of the root word's quality.
examples: text: biacetabular
text: biallelic
text: bicaval
glosses: Both: referring to two as a set.
examples: text: biadjoint
text: biaffine
text: biclonal
glosses: Being different in two ways with respect to the root.
examples: text: bifurcate
text: bicapitate
text: bicarinate
glosses: Forked, divided by two, halved; (chemistry, proscribed) half
examples: text: bialgebroid
text: bifarious
text: biarticulated
glosses: Double, twofold.
examples: text: bicentric
text: biphobia
text: biromantic
glosses: Bisexual, relating to bisexuality.
examples: text: biconcave
text: biballism
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Bilateral, on both sides of the body.
examples: text: biannual
text: biannual
text: biconjugate
glosses: Twice.
examples: text: biannual
text: bicentennial
glosses: Every two; a rate of once every two.
examples: text: bibrow
text: bicomplex
glosses: A pair of; composed of two.
Synonyms: sense: multiple senses
word: di-
sense: multiple senses
word: duo-
Derived terms: word: bi
word: biannual
word: biautomaton
word: biceps
word: bichrome
word: bicolor
word: bicolour
word: biconvex
word: bicornuate
word: bicycle
word: bicyclic
word: bicylindrical
word: bidentate
word: bidirectional
word: biennial
word: bifacial
word: bifocals
word: bigender
word: bijugate
word: bilabial
word: bilabiate
word: bilanguage
word: bilateral
word: bilinear
word: bilingual
word: billion
word: bilobate
word: bilogarithmic
word: bilogarithmical
word: bimanual
word: bimester
word: bimetal
word: bimonthly
word: binary
word: binomial
word: biped
word: biplane
word: bipod
word: bipolar
word: birefringent
word: bireme
word: birotate
word: biscuit
word: bisect
word: bisection
word: bisector
word: biserrate
word: bisexual
word: bisexuality
word: bitartrate
word: bivalve
word: biweekly
sense: terms derived from two
word: bialgebra
sense: terms derived from two
word: bialkali
sense: terms derived from two
word: bialtitude
sense: terms derived from two
word: biamping
sense: terms derived from two
word: biandry
sense: terms derived from two
word: biangle
sense: terms derived from two
word: biantennary
sense: terms derived from two
word: bianthraquinone
sense: terms derived from two
word: biarc
sense: terms derived from two
word: biarchy
sense: terms derived from two
word: biareal
sense: terms derived from two
word: biarsenical
sense: terms derived from two
word: biarticular
sense: terms derived from two
word: biarticulate
sense: terms derived from two
word: biaryl
sense: terms derived from two
word: biauricular
sense: terms derived from two
word: biaxial
sense: terms derived from two
word: bibenzimidazole
sense: terms derived from two
word: bibenzyl
sense: terms derived from two
word: bicalicene
sense: terms derived from two
word: bicameral
sense: terms derived from two
word: biceps
sense: terms derived from two
word: bicolour
sense: terms derived from two
word: bicolouration
sense: terms derived from two
word: bicoloured
sense: terms derived from two
word: bicolpate
sense: terms derived from two
word: bicolumnar
sense: terms derived from two
word: bicombing
sense: terms derived from two
word: bicommunal
sense: terms derived from two
word: bicompartmental
sense: terms derived from two
word: bicompetent
sense: terms derived from two
word: bicomponent
sense: terms derived from two
word: biconceptual
sense: terms derived from two
word: biconditional
sense: terms derived from two
word: bicondylar
sense: terms derived from two
word: bicone
sense: terms derived from two
word: biconic
sense: terms derived from two
word: biconical
sense: terms derived from two
word: biconjugate
sense: terms derived from two
word: biconnected
sense: terms derived from two
word: biconsonantal
sense: terms derived from two
word: biconstituent
sense: terms derived from two
word: bicontinental
sense: terms derived from two
word: bicontinuous
sense: terms derived from two
word: bicorn
sense: terms derived from two
word: biraryl
sense: terms derived from having two
word: biacid
sense: terms derived from having two
word: biacuminate
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bialate
sense: terms derived from having two
word: biandry
sense: terms derived from having two
word: biangular
sense: terms derived from having two
word: biannulate
sense: terms derived from having two
word: biantheriferous
sense: terms derived from having two
word: biapical
sense: terms derived from having two
word: biarcuate
sense: terms derived from having two
word: biarmed
sense: terms derived from having two
word: biaspectual
sense: terms derived from having two
word: biauriculate
sense: terms derived from having two
word: biautomatic
sense: terms derived from having two
word: biaxial
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bibasic
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bibracteate
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bibracteolate
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bicalcarate
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bicallose
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bicameral
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bicardial
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bicarotid
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bicarpellate
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bicaudal
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bicaudate
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bicausal
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bicellular
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bicentric
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bicentrism
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bicephalic
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bicephalism
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bicephalous
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bicephaly
sense: terms derived from having two
word: biceps
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bichambered
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bichord
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bicoordinate
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bicorn
sense: terms derived from having two
word: biforate
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bikont
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bilete
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bimastism
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bisemic
sense: terms derived from having two
word: bisemous
sense: terms derived from both
word: biacetabular
sense: terms derived from both
word: biallelic
sense: terms derived from both
word: biamorous
sense: terms derived from both
word: biasterionic
sense: terms derived from both
word: biatrial
sense: terms derived from both
word: bicanonical
sense: terms derived from both
word: bicaval
sense: terms derived from both
word: biclosed
sense: terms derived from both
word: bicommissural
sense: terms derived from both
word: biconvex
sense: terms derived from both
word: biromantic
sense: terms derived from both
word: biune
sense: terms derived from different
word: biadjoint
sense: terms derived from different
word: biaffine
sense: terms derived from different
word: biclonal
sense: terms derived from different
word: bicomposite
sense: terms derived from different
word: bicongenic
sense: terms derived from different
word: biloquist
sense: terms derived from forked
word: bicameralism
sense: terms derived from forked
word: bicapitate
sense: terms derived from forked
word: bicarinate
sense: terms derived from forked
word: bifid
sense: terms derived from forked
word: bifurcate
sense: terms derived from forked
word: bipartism
sense: terms derived from double
word: bialgebroid
sense: terms derived from double
word: biarticulated
sense: terms derived from double
word: bicapsular
sense: terms derived from double
word: bicommutant
sense: terms derived from double
word: bifarious
sense: terms derived from bisexual
word: bicentric
sense: terms derived from bisexual
word: biphobia
sense: terms derived from bilateral
word: biballism
sense: terms derived from bilateral
word: biconcave
sense: terms derived from bilateral
word: bilateral
sense: terms derived from twice
word: biannual
sense: terms derived from twice
word: biconjugate
sense: terms derived from every two
word: bicentennial
sense: terms derived from every two
word: biennial
sense: terms derived from pair
word: bibrow
sense: terms derived from pair
word: bicomplex