ba
Multiple Entries:ba BA Ba barium
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ba /bɑː/
▶noun (in ancient Egypt) the supposed soul of a person or god, which survived after death but had to be sustained with offerings of food. See also ka.
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BA/biːˈeɪ/
▶abbreviation
- 1 Bachelor of Arts.
- 2 British Airways.
- 3 British Association (for the Advancement of Science).
- 4 Buenos Aires.
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Ba
▶symbol the chemical element barium.
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barium /ˈbɛːrɪəm/
▶noun the chemical element of atomic number 56, a soft white reactive metal of the alkaline earth group. (Symbol: Ba)
■ Medicine a mixture of barium sulphate and water, opaque to X-rays, which is swallowed to permit radiological examination of the stomach or intestines.
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