Bicorn — Bi corn, Bicorned Bi corned, Bicornous Bi*cor nous, a. [L. bicornis; bis twice + cornu horn: cf. F. bicorne. Cf. {Bickern}.] Having two horns; two horned; crescentlike. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bicorn — Bicorn, zweihörnig; bicorniger, Zweihörniger. Beiname des Bacchus … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
bicorn — [bī kôr′nyo͞o itbī′kôrn΄] adj. [L bicornis < bi , BI 1 + cornu,HORN] 1. having two horns or hornlike parts 2. crescent shaped: Also bicornuate [bī kôr′nyo͞o it] … English World dictionary
Bicorn — For the hat, see Bicorne. For the mythical beast, see Bicorn (monster). Bicorn In geometry, the bicorn, also known as a cocked hat curve due to its resemblance to a bicorne, is a rational quartic curve defined by the equation y2(a2 − x … Wikipedia
Bicorn — /buy kawrn/, n. (in early French and English literature) a mythical animal, usually depicted as a grotesquely fat beast, that existed solely by devouring virtuous husbands. Cf. Chichivache. [1375 1425; late ME Bycorne < MF < L bicornis BICORN] *… … Universalium
Bicorn (monster) — Bicorn (Also known as Bicrone) is a mythological creature related to the Unicorn with two horns that has the reputation of devouring kind hearted and devoted husbands, and is thus plump and well fed. His counterpart is the Chichevache, which… … Wikipedia
bicorn — adj. [L. bis, two; cornu, horn] Bearing two horns; crescentlike … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
bicorn — /buy kawrn/, adj. Also, bicornate /buy kawr nit, nayt/, bicornuate /buy kawr nyooh it, ayt /, bicornuous. 1. Bot., Zool. having two horns or hornlike parts. 2. shaped like a crescent. n. 3. bicorne. [1745 55; < L bicornis, equiv. to bi BI 1 +… … Universalium
bicorn — noun A plane curve having two cusps … Wiktionary
bicorn — Synonyms and related words: Cynthian, S shaped, corniform, crescent, crescent shaped, crescentic, crescentiform, crescentlike, falcate, falciform, horn shaped, horned, lunar, lunate, luniform, lunular, menisciform, meniscoid, moon shaped,… … Moby Thesaurus