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;
. An old form of Be and Been. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
. 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 ]
n. That which is constituted of two figures, things, or parts; two; duality. Fotherby. [ 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.),
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 ]