Bi*an`ther*if"er*ous (&?;), a. [Pref. bi- + antherigerous.] (Bot.) Having two anthers.
Bi`ar*tic"u*late (&?;), a. [Pref. bi- + articulate.] (Zoöl.) Having, or consisting of, tow joints.
Bi"as (b"as), n.; pl. Biases (-z). [F. biasis, perh. fr. LL. bifax two-faced; L. bis + facies face. See Bi-, and cf. Face.] 1. A weight on the side of the ball used in the game of bowls, or a tendency imparted to the ball, which turns it from a straight line.
Being ignorant that there is a concealed bias within the spheroid, which will . . . swerve away.
Sir W. Scott.
2. A leaning of the mind; propensity or prepossession toward an object or view, not leaving the mind indifferent; bent; inclination.
Strong love is a bias upon the thoughts.
South.
Morality influences men's lives, and gives a bias to all their actions.
Locke.
3. A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.