See Also: board feet(medicine)
feet(dictionary)
Feet(health)
feet(medicine)
end-feet(medicine)
Auxiliary(medicine)
auxiliary(dictionary)
auxiliary(encyclopedia)
flat feet(dictionary)
have 1, auxiliary verb(dictionary)

auxiliary 1, adjective (oh) and board feet (medicine)


auxiliary 1, adjective (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: auxiliaris, from auxilium 'help']
auxiliary workers provide additional help for another group of workers
::an auxiliary nurse
::auxiliary staff
an auxiliary motor, piece of equipment etc is kept ready to be used if the main one stops working properly
::an auxiliary power supply
::auxiliary equipment

board feet (medicine)


board feet


(BF) Unit of measure for logs and lumber. One board foot is equivalent to a piece of wood 1 inch thick, 12 inches wide, and 12 inches long.