ter|a|bit

ter|a|bit
ter|a|bit «TEHR uh BIHT», noun.
a unit of information equivalent to one trillion bits or binary digits.
[< tera- + bit4]

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  • bit´ter|ness — bit|ter1 «BIHT uhr», adjective, adverb, noun, verb. –adj. 1. having a sharp, harsh, unpleasant taste: »Brussels sprouts are often bitter. SYNONYM(S): acrid. 2. Figurative. causing pain or grief; hard to admit or bear: »a bitter defeat. Failure is …   Useful english dictionary

  • bit´ter|ly — bit|ter1 «BIHT uhr», adjective, adverb, noun, verb. –adj. 1. having a sharp, harsh, unpleasant taste: »Brussels sprouts are often bitter. SYNONYM(S): acrid. 2. Figurative. causing pain or grief; hard to admit or bear: »a bitter defeat. Failure is …   Useful english dictionary

  • bit|ter — bit|ter1 «BIHT uhr», adjective, adverb, noun, verb. –adj. 1. having a sharp, harsh, unpleasant taste: »Brussels sprouts are often bitter. SYNONYM(S): acrid. 2. Figurative. causing pain or grief; hard to admit or bear: »a bitter defeat. Failure is …   Useful english dictionary

  • bit´ter|sweet´ness — bit|ter|sweet «BIHT uhr SWEET», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a climbing plant with purple, blue, or white flowers and small, poisonous, scarlet berries; woody nightshade. It belongs to the nightshade family. 2. a climbing shrub of North America with… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bit|ter|sweet — «BIHT uhr SWEET», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a climbing plant with purple, blue, or white flowers and small, poisonous, scarlet berries; woody nightshade. It belongs to the nightshade family. 2. a climbing shrub of North America with greenish… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bit|ter-end|er — «BIHT uhr EHN duhr», noun. a very persistent, unyielding person: »There are strong resisters in both political parties, as was evidenced by the bitter enders at both the presidential conventions (Atlantic) …   Useful english dictionary

  • bit|ter|ish — «BIHT uhr ihsh», adjective. somewhat bitter …   Useful english dictionary

  • bit|ter|ling — «BIHT uhr lihng», noun. a small, carplike freshwater fish of central Europe. ╂[< German Bitterling < bitter bitter + ling ling] …   Useful english dictionary

  • bit|ter|nut — «BIHT uhr NUHT», noun. a species of hickory that grows in swamps and moist woods and bears thin shelled nuts with a bitter kernel. The bitternut belongs to the walnut family …   Useful english dictionary

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