n. [ OE. binne, AS. binn manager, crib; perh. akin to D. ben, benne, basket, and to L. benna a kind of carriage ( a Gallic word), W. benn, men, wain, cart. ] A box, frame, crib, or inclosed place, used as a receptacle for any commodity;
v. t.
. An old form of Be and Been. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
. A euphonic form of the prefix Bi-. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Binary. ] Twofold; double. [ R. ] “Binal revenge, all this.” Ford. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pref. bin- + arseniate. ] (Chem.) A salt having two equivalents of arsenic acid to one of the base. Graham. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. binarius, fr. bini two by two, two at a time, fr. root of bis twice; akin to E. two: cf. F. binaire. ] Compounded or consisting of two things or parts; characterized by two (things). [ 1913 Webster ]
Binary arithmetic,
Binary compound (Chem.),
Binary logarithms,
Binary measure (Mus.),
Binary nomenclature (Nat. Hist.),
Binary scale (Arith.),
Binary star (Astron.),
Binary theory (Chem.),
n. That which is constituted of two figures, things, or parts; two; duality. Fotherby. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. bini two and two. ] (Bot.) Double; growing in pairs or couples. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. bin- + aural. ] Of or pertaining to, or used by, both ears. [ 1913 Webster ]