by |line /ba I la I n/ (bylines ) also by-line N‑COUNT A byline is a line at the top of an article in a newspaper or magazine giving the author's name. [TECHNICAL ]
BYOD /biː wa I oʊ diː / N‑UNCOUNT BYOD is the practice of allowing employees to use their own computers and smart phones to connect to company information. BYOD is an abbreviation for 'bring your own device'. □ The firm has a BYOD policy.
by|pass /ba I pɑːs, -pæs/ (bypasses , bypassing , bypassed )
1 VERB If you bypass someone or something that you would normally have to get involved with, you ignore them, often because you want to achieve something more quickly. □ [V n] A growing number of employers are trying to bypass the unions altogether. □ [be V -ed] Regulators worry that controls could easily be bypassed.
2 N‑COUNT [oft N n] A bypass is a surgical operation performed on or near the heart, in which the flow of blood is redirected so that it does not flow through a part of the heart which is diseased or blocked. □ …heart bypass surgery.
3 VERB If a surgeon bypasses a diseased artery or other part of the body, he or she performs an operation so that blood or other bodily fluids do not flow through it. □ [V n] Small veins are removed from the leg and used to bypass the blocked stretch of coronary arteries.
4 N‑COUNT [oft in names] A bypass is a main road which takes traffic around the edge of a town rather than through its centre. □ A new bypass around the city is being built. □ …the Hereford bypass.
5 VERB If a road bypasses a place, it goes around it rather than through it. □ [V n] …money for new roads to bypass cities.
6 VERB If you bypass a place when you are travelling, you avoid going through it. □ [V n] The rebel forces simply bypassed Zwedru on their way further south.
by -product (by-products ) also byproduct
1 N‑COUNT A by-product is something which is produced during the manufacture or processing of another product. □ [+ of ] The raw material for the tyre is a by-product of petrol refining.
2 N‑COUNT Something that is a by-product of an event or situation happens as a result of it, although it is usually not expected or planned. □ [+ of ] A by-product of their meeting was the release of these fourteen men.
byre /ba I ə r / (byres ) N‑COUNT A byre is a cowshed. [BRIT , LITERARY or OLD-FASHIONED ]
by|stander /ba I stændə r / (bystanders ) N‑COUNT A bystander is a person who is present when something happens and who sees it but does not take part in it. □ It looks like an innocent bystander was killed instead of you.
byte /ba I t/ (bytes ) N‑COUNT In computing, a byte is a unit of storage approximately equivalent to one printed character. [COMPUTING ] □ …two million bytes of data.
by|way /ba I we I / (byways )
1 N‑COUNT [usu pl] A byway is a small road which is not used by many cars or people. □ [+ of ] …the highways and byways of America.
2 N‑COUNT [usu pl] The byways of a subject are the less important or less well-known areas of it. □ [+ of ] My research focuses on the byways of children's literature.
by|word /ba I wɜː r d/ (bywords )
1 N‑COUNT Someone or something that is a byword for a particular quality is well-known for having that quality. □ [+ for ] …the Rolls-Royce brand name, a byword for quality.
2 N‑COUNT A byword is a word or phrase which people often use. □ [+ of ] Loyalty and support became the bywords of the day.
byz|an|tine /b I zæ nta I n, [AM ] b I zəntiːn/ also Byzantine
1 ADJ [ADJ n] Byzantine means related to or connected with the Byzantine Empire. □ …Byzantine civilisation. □ There are also several well-preserved Byzantine frescoes.
2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe a system or process as byzantine , you are criticizing it because it seems complicated or secretive. [DISAPPROVAL ]
Cc
C , c /siː / (C's, c's )
1 N‑VAR C is the third letter of the English alphabet.
2 N‑VAR In music, C is the first note in the scale of C major.
3 N‑VAR If you get a C as a mark for a piece of work or in an exam, your work is average.
4 c. is written in front of a date or number to indicate that it is approximate. c. is an abbreviation for 'circa'. □ …the museum's re-creation of a New York dining-room (c. 1825–35).
5 C or c is used as an abbreviation for words beginning with c, such as 'copyright' or 'Celsius'. □ Heat the oven to 180°C.
6 → see also C-in-C , c/o
cab /kæ b/ (cabs )
1 N‑COUNT A cab is a taxi.
2 N‑COUNT The cab of a truck or train is the front part in which the driver sits. □ A Luton van has additional load space over the driver's cab.
ca|bal /kəbæ l/ (cabals ) N‑COUNT If you refer to a group of politicians or other people as a cabal , you are criticizing them because they meet and decide things secretly. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [+ of ] He had been chosen by a cabal of fellow senators. □ …a secret government cabal.
caba|ret /kæ bəre I , [AM ] -re I / (cabarets )