Author:
Peter Berry
Date Of Creation:
11 February 2021
Update Date:
17 May 2024
Content
The prefix bi- means double or two. For example: bicolour (which has two colors), bifart (which has two legs).
Like all prefixes, it is written glued to the word it modifies (not separated by a hyphen or a space) creating a new word with a new meaning.
See also:
- Words with the prefix tetra-
- Words with the prefix tri-
Examples of words with the prefix bi-
- Biannual. That happens twice a year or every two years.
- Two-time champion. That he was champion twice.
- Bike. Two-wheeled vehicle (or cycles)
- Bicolor. Which has two colors.
- Bidirectional. Which has two directions.
- Bifocal. That has two bulbs.
- Fork. Division of a road in two.
- Bilabial. Consonants that are pronounced with both lips.
- Bilateral. Of or pertaining to both sides.
- Bilingual. Who speaks or is written in two languages.
- Bimester. Two month period.
- Twin engine. Two-engine artifact.
- Binary. Which is composed of two elements.
- Binocular. Artifact that allows you to see at a distance through both eyes.
- Binomial. Mathematical expression formed by two algebraic terms.
- Biped. Who walks on two legs.
- Two-seater. That takes place for two people (two seats).
- Bipolar. Which has two poles.
- Birectangle. Geometric figure with two right angles.
- Hinge. Hardware that joins two pieces and articulates them one with another.
- Bisector. Line that divides something into two equal parts.
- Biweekly. That happens twice a week or every two weeks.
- Bisexual. Who has two sexual orientations.
- Bisyllable. Word made up of two syllables.
- Bivalve. Mollusks that have two shells or shells.
- Follow with: Prefixes (with their meaning)
Sentences with words prefixed bi-
- The theater festival is biannualThat is why it was not done this year but it will be done next year.
- Estela is two-time champion of the club.
- I prefer to walk in bike rather than taking public transport.
- It's a butterfly with wings bicolor.
- You can turn left or right because that street is bidirectional.
- I need glasses bifocals to be able to read and also to be able to see from afar.
- When you get to the fork take the path to the right.
- The M in Spanish is a consonant bilabial.
- The governments of Chile and Brazil made agreements bilateral.
- Juan had no problems communicating on his travels because he is bilingual.
- An evaluation is carried out every bimester.
- You can see the turbines on the wings that tell you that this plane is twin engine.
- The system binary It is a numbering composed only of zero and one.
- Our seats are far from the stage, it will be better to take the binoculars.
- Today we learned the binomial Newton.
- The bipeds they are birds and primates.
- Had to sell his car two-seater when they decided to have children.
- The batteries are bipolar.
- They must draw a trapezoid birectangle.
- You have to oil the hinges the door so they stop making noise when you open it.
- They drew a bisector to divide the land.
- His frequency in the gym is biweekly.
- He had a boyfriend and then a girlfriend as it is bisexual.
- The word home is bisyllable.
- The clam is a bivalve.
- Follow with: Words prefixed by bi-, bis- and biz-