(p. 765) bibardhaka magnifying; amplifying (ধ্বনিবিবর্ধক যন্ত্র = an amplifier). বিবর্ধক কাচ a magnifying lens. 4)

(p. 741) bātānbita aerated. বাতান্বিত পানীয় aerated water, (loos.) mineral water. 7)

(p. 721) bala2 power, might; force; strength; ability; energy; an armed force; a man or piece in chess; support or help; a supporter or helper. ̃কর, ̃কারক a. strengthening, invigorating, (med.) tonic. ̃ক্ষয় n. loss or decay of strength; loss or decrease of soldiers or men (of an army etc.). (in chess) loss of pieces. ̃ক্ষয়কর a. weakening; causing loss of strength; causing loss of soldiers or men; (in chess) loss of pieces or men. ̃গর্ব same as বলদর্প । ̃গর্বিত same as বলদৃপ্ত । ̃তুল্যাঙ্ক n. (phys.) a mechanical equivalent (of heat.) ̃ত্রিভুজ n. a triangle of forces. ̃দর্প n. pride of strength or power. ̃দায়ক a. strengthening; invigorating; energizing. ̃দৃপ্ত a. proud of strength or power, conceited with strength or power. ̃পূর্বক adv. by force; by violence. ̃প্রদ same as বলকর । বল প্রদান করা v. to strengthen or invigorate. ̃প্রয়োগ n. exercise or application or use of force or violence. বলপ্রয়োগ করা v. to apply force; to force. ̃প্রয়োগে adv. by force; by violence. ̃বত্ a. operative, in force, intact. বলবত্ করা v. to put (a law etc.) into force. ̃বতী fem. of ̃বান । ̃বত্তর a. stronger; more forceful. ̃বত্তা n. powerfulness; (rare) forcefulness; possession of strength. ̃বন্ত same as বলবান । ̃বর্ধক a. invigorating. ̃বর্ধন n. increase of strength or power; invigoration; acceleration of force. a. causing increase of strength or power; invigorating, (med.) tonic; accelerating the force of. বলবর্ধন করা v. to increase strength or power; to invigorate, (med.) to tone up; to accelerate the force of. ̃বান a. strong; powerful robust, sturdy. ̃বিদ্যা n. mechanics. ̃বিন্যাস n. arraying of troops; arraying of pieces in chess. ̃ভরসা n. strength and support; support and prop. ̃শালিতা same as বলবত্তা । ̃শালী same as বলবান । fem. ̃শালিনী । ̃শূন্য same as ̃হীন । ̃শ্রেণি n. (phys.) system of forces. ̃সামান্তরিক n. (mech.) a parrallelogram of forces. ̃সাম্য, বলস্হিতি n. (phys.) equilibrium of forces. ̃হীন a. devoid of strength, weak; powerless, infirm; impotent. fem. ̃হীনা । 130)

(p. 743) bānāna spelling (of a word), orthography. বানান করা v. to spell. ̃সমস্যা n. the problem of orthography. 10)

(p. 751) bikriẏā morbid reaction (চিত্তবিক্রিয়া); (sc.) reaction. 31)

(p. 740) bāta1 word, speech (লম্বা বাত); news, information ('পুছে বাত'). 15)

(p. 785) bēji the mongoose, the ichneumon. 12)

(p. 721) bān̐kā to bend, to curve (রেখাটি বেঁকেছে); to turn (পথটি এখানে বেঁকেছে); to become reluctant or unfavourable or ungracious or antipathetic (কর্তা বেঁকেছেন). a. bent, curved (বাঁকা বাঁশ); stopping, hunched (বাঁকা পিঠ); slanting, aslant (খুটিখানা বাঁকা); winding, tortuous, sinuous, spiral, roundabout (বাঁকা পথ); furtive, squint, oblique (বাঁকা চাহনি); cynical or unfriendly (বাঁকা দৃষ্টিভঙ্গি); crooked (বাঁকা মন); rude, harsh (বাঁকা কথা); insinuating; sly (বাঁকা উক্তি); reluctant, unfavourable, antipathetic. ̃চোরা a. having many curves and twists; not straightforward, crooked (বাঁকাচোরা কথা). বাঁকানো. v. to bend; to make reluctant or unfavourable or antipathetic. বেঁকে বসা v. to be placed or fixed slantingly; to become reluctant or unfavourable or antipathetic; to revise or retract one's previous opinion, desire, resolve etc., to refuse to fall in with or accede to. 258)

(p. 717) bandiśa (in music) style; style of composition. 69)

(p. 743) bāmētara right. 47)

(p. 792) bōnā to sow; to weave or knit. a. sown; woven; knitted. 42)

(p. 756) bitala (myth.) the second of seven underworlds. 36)

(p. 800) blāḍa byāṅka a bloodbank where blood is collected and stored. 35)

(p. 721) bapaka a sower; a planter. 16)

(p. 756) biḍ়biḍ় denoting: muttering, mumbling. বিড়বিড় করা to mutter or mumble. বিড়বিড়ানি n. muttering, mumbling. 22)