| BRACHYCEPHALIC | • brachycephalic adj. (Of a person or animal) Having a head that is short from front to back (relative to its width from left to right). • brachycephalic n. A brachycephalic person or creature. • BRACHYCEPHALIC adj. short-headed, esp. having a skull whose breadth is 80 per cent or more of its length. |
| BRACHYDACTYLIC | • brachydactylic adj. Relating to brachydactyly. • BRACHYDACTYLIC adj. having abnormally short fingers and toes, also BRACHYDACTYL. |
| BRACHYDIAGONAL | • brachydiagonal n. The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism. • brachydiagonal adj. Relating to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism. • BRACHYDIAGONAL n. in crystallography, the shorter lateral axis. |
| BRACHYGRAPHIES | • brachygraphies n. Plural of brachygraphy. • BRACHYGRAPHY n. certain old systems of shorthand. |
| BRACHYPINAKOID | • BRACHYPINAKOID n. a pinakoid or prism parallel to the brachydiagonal. |
| BRACHYPTERISMS | • BRACHYPTERISM n. the state of having abnormally short wings. |
| BRACKISHNESSES | • BRACKISHNESS n. the state of being brackish. |
| BRAILLEWRITERS | • braillewriters n. Plural of braillewriter. • BRAILLEWRITER n. a machine for writing braille. |
| BRAINSTORMINGS | • brainstormings n. Plural of brainstorming. • BRAINSTORMING n. the practice of thrashing out a problem, developing a strategy, etc. by intensive group discussion in which ideas are put forward in an extempore fashion. |
| BRANCHIOSTEGAL | • branchiostegal adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish. • branchiostegal n. A branchiostegal ray. • BRANCHIOSTEGAL adj. of or relating to the operculum covering the gill slits of fish. |
| BRASSFOUNDINGS | • BRASSFOUNDING n. the craft of casting objects in brass. |
| BRAUNSCHWEIGER | • braunschweiger n. Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage). • Braunschweiger adj. Pertaining to the city of Braunschweig in Germany. • Braunschweiger n. A native or inhabitant of the city of Braunschweig in Germany. |