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Definition: BOAS

Part of Speech Definition
Noun Plural 1. Plural inflection of the noun boa.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Noun Base
(boa)		 1. Any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs.[Wordnet].
2. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.[Wordnet].
3. A genus of large American serpents, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico (B. imperator), and the chevalier boa of Peru (B. eques).[Websters].
4. A long, round fur tippet; -- so called from its resemblance in shape to the boa constrictor.[Websters].

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"Boas" is a common misspelling or typo for: boss, boats, bias, boast, bows, boars, Boaz, bolas, bocas, boras, Bonas.

Date "Boas" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1729. (references)

Common Expressions: BOAS

Expressions Definition
Antonio Villas Boas Case Antonio Villas Boas (1934-1992) claimed to have been abducted by extraterrestrials in 1957. (references)
Frederick S. Boas Frederick Samuel Boas (1862-1957) was an English scholar of early modern drama. He was a graduate and then Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. (references)
Van Emde Boas tree A van Emde Boas tree (or van Emde Boas priority queue), also known as a vEB tree, is a tree data structure which implements an associative array with m-bit integer keys. It performs all operations in O(log m) time. Notice that m is the size of the keys — therefore O(log m) is O(log log n) in a full tree, exponentially better than a self-balancing binary search tree. They also have good space efficiency when they contain a large number of elements, as discussed below. They were invented by a team led by Peter van Emde Boas in 1977[1]. (references)
Villas Boas brothers Orlando Villas Boas (1914-2002) and his brothers Cláudio Villas Boas (1916-1998) and Leonardo Villas Boas (1918-1961) devoted their lives to helping indigenous peoples. In 1961 they succeeded in getting the entire upper Xingu legally protected - the first huge indigenous area in all South America, and the prototype for dozens of similar reserves all over the continent. Two of the Villas Boas brothers, Orlando and Cláudio, were jointly awarded the Royal Geographical Society’s gold medal, as much for their geographical explorations as for their humanitarian work and were indicated for the Nobel Peace Prize. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: BOAS

Boas

Boas might refer to:

in people:

  • Abraham Tobias Boas (1844-1923), Australian rabbi
  • André Vilas Boas (born 1983), Portuguese footballer
  • Antonio Villas Boas (1934-1992), Brazilian alien abduction claimant
  • Carlos Thorne Boas (born 1923), Peruvian novelist, writer and lawyer
  • Ernst Philip Boas (1891-1955), American physician
  • Franz Boas (1858–1942), German-American anthropologist
  • Frederick S. Boas (1862-1957), English drama scholar
  • George Boas (1891-1980), American philosopher
  • Harold Boas (1883-1980), Australian town planner and architect
  • Harold P. Boas (born 1954), American mathematician
  • Ismar Isidor Boas (1858-1938), German gastroenterologist
  • Johan Erik Vesti Boas (1855-1935), Danish zoologist
  • Kléber Boas (born 1975), Brazilian footballer
  • Ralph P. Boas, Jr (1912-1992), American mathematician
  • Roger Boas, American politician

in other:

  • boa (plural), snake
  • Boas' sign, pain below the right shoulder

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Boas". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: BOAS

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Franz Boas 87     Abraham Tobias Boas 5
Kléber Boas 15     Antonio Villas Boas 14
Antonio Villas Boas 14     Boas 3
Villas Boas brothers 13     Carlos Thorne Boas 8
Van Emde Boas tree 9     Ernst Philip Boas 6
Carlos Thorne Boas 8     Franz Boas 87
Ernst Philip Boas 6     Frederick S. Boas 4
Leandro Vilas Boas Simioni 5     George Boas 3
Abraham Tobias Boas 5     Harold P. Boas 4
Frederick S. Boas 4     Ismar Isidor Boas 4
Ismar Isidor Boas 4     Johan Erik Vesti Boas 4
Johan Erik Vesti Boas 4     Kléber Boas 15
Harold P. Boas 4     Leandro Vilas Boas Simioni 5
George Boas 3     Roger Boas 3
Boas 3     Van Emde Boas tree 9
Roger Boas 3     Villas Boas brothers 13

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: BOAS

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Al Arabiya أَصَلَة (boa, Boas, python, pythons). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Boas. (volunteer & more translations)
Al Fus-Ha أَصَلَة (boa, Boas, python, pythons). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Boas. (volunteer & more translations)
Arabic أَصَلَة (boa, Boas, python, pythons). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Boas. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 博厄斯 (boas). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, Boas. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 博厄斯 (boas). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, Boas. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Boas (Boas, Boa), Riesenschlangen (boas, constrictors, pythons), Riesenschlange (boa, python, boa constrictor, boas, constrictor), Boassch (boas). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, Boas. (volunteer & more translations)
German Boas (Boas, Boa), Riesenschlangen (boas, constrictors, pythons), Riesenschlange (boa, python, boa constrictor, boas, constrictor), Boassch (boas). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, Boas. (volunteer & more translations)
High Arabic أَصَلَة (boa, Boas, python, pythons). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Boas. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Boas (Boas, Boa), Riesenschlangen (boas, constrictors, pythons), Riesenschlange (boa, python, boa constrictor, boas, constrictor), Boassch (boas). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, Boas. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Boas (Boas, Boa), Riesenschlangen (boas, constrictors, pythons), Riesenschlange (boa, python, boa constrictor, boas, constrictor), Boassch (boas). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, Boas. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese ボーアス (Boas), ボアーズ (Boas), ボアズ (Boas), ボアス (Boas). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Boas. (volunteer & more translations)
Norwegian Kvelerslanger (Boas). Additional references: Norwegian, Norway, Boas. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: BOAS

Language Translations for “Boas” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag bathagoathagas (boas). Additional references: Athag, Boas. (volunteer)
Double Dutch bagoagas (boas). Additional references: Double Dutch, Boas. (volunteer)
Leet |3()/\5 (boas). Additional references: Leet, Boas. (volunteer)
Oppish bopoopas (boas). Additional references: Oppish, Boas. (volunteer)
Pig Latin Oasbay (Boas). Additional references: Pig Latin, Boas. (volunteer)
Terran B Roesensala (Boas). Additional references: Terran B, Boas. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi buboubas (boas). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Boas. (volunteer)
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Ancestral and Extinct Language Translations: BOAS

Language Period Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Latin 500 BCE - 1700 Epicrates inornatus (boas, scaled, keel-scaled boas), Casarea dussumieri (boas, scaled, keel-scaled boas), Acrantophis (boas, Madagascar boas). Additional references: Latin, Boas. (volunteer)
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