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The letter B.

noun

The definition of b is the second letter of the English alphabet.

An example of b is the first letter of the word "bottle."

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b

or B

noun

pl. B's, b's

the second letter of the English alphabet: from the Greek beta, a borrowing from the Phoenician
any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (b) of boat
a type or impression for b or B
the second in a sequence or group
an object shaped like

of b or B
second in a sequence or group
shaped like

Physics
1. bar(s)
2. barn(s)
boliviano

B

a blood type
Educ. a grade indicating above-average but not outstanding work: a B in French
Music
1. the seventh note or tone in the ascending scale of C major
2. the scale having this tone as the keynote
3. a note representing this tone
4. a key, string, etc. producing this tone

second-class; inferior to the best: a B film

B

bachelor
bacillus
Football back
sometimes written b
Baseball
1. base
2. baseman
3. batter
Music
1. bass
2. basso
battery
Baumé
bay
Physics bel(s)
Bible
billion(s)
Chess bishop
bolívar
book
born
brightness
breadth
British
brother
Brotherhood

Also, for B-, -, , , -, -, & , b

B

Chem. boron
Physics magnetic flux density

B-

bomber: used in designations for aircraft: B-52

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b

or B

noun

pl. b's, or B's also bs or Bs

The second letter of the modern English alphabet.
Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter b.
The second in a series.
Something shaped like the letter B.
B The second best or second highest in quality or rank: a mark of B on an English theme.
Music
a. The seventh tone in the scale of C major or the second tone in the relative minor scale.
b. A key or scale in which B is the tonic.
c. A written or printed note representing this tone.
d. A string, key, or pipe tuned to the pitch of this tone.
B One of the four major blood groups in the ABO system. Individuals with this blood group have the B antigen on the surface of their red blood cells, and the anti-A antibody in their blood serum.

illuminated letter, The Book of Wonders

This 14th-century French manuscript chronicles the travels of Marco Polo.

abbreviation

Physics barn
or B bel
bottom quark
breadth

B

The symbol for boron
The symbol for magnetic flux density

B

abbreviation

baryon number
Baseball base
Music bass
billion
bishop (chess)

b.

abbreviation

base
book
born

B.

abbreviation

Baumé scale
bay

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The symbol for boron
The symbol for magnetic field

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Letter

(lower case, upper case B)

The second letter of the English alphabet, called bee and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

In Modern English, the letter b is silent in several words, including climb, and debt.

Number

(lower case, upper case B)

The ordinal number second, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called bee and written in the Latin script.

Abbreviations

Alternative form of b..

Symbol

(astronomy) latitude in the galactic coordinate system
(physics) barn
(computing) bit
(cricket) bye
(size) big

Letter

(upper case, lower case b)

The second letter of the English alphabet, called bee and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

In Modern English, the letter B is sometimes silent, e.g. in climb, and debt.

Apostrophes are sometimes used to form plurals of single upper case letters, especially at the start of a sentence:

(UK) The grade of pencil that makes darker marks than grade HB but lighter marks than grade 2B; a pencil with soft lead.

(chess) Bishop

Origin

(cricket, balls): abbreviation of balls
(billion): abbreviation of billion
(black): abbreviation of black

Noun

(plural Bs)

A personality type of someone who is relaxed and easygoing and able to engage in leisure activities without worrying about work.
An academic grade, better than a C and worse than an A
Signifies a second-tier or second class of a given commodity, group, or category, as in B-movie, B-list, etc.
The television studio revived some of it's B characters for the spinoff.
Alternate or secondary part, as the back side of a phonograph record. Contrasted with A, which is the primary part.
(music) The seventh note in the C major scale.

Usage notes

Apostrophes are sometimes used to form plurals of single upper case letters, especially at the start of a sentence:

A’s are difficult to achieve in this class.

Usually, though, the apostrophe is avoided when there is no risk of confusion:

She gets straight As in school.

Symbol

(computing) byte

Origin

(personality type): from contrast with the letter ‘A’ and its corresponding personality type
(academic grade): from the position of the letter ‘B’ in the English alphabet

Noun

(plural B−'s)

An academic grade awarded by some institutions. Slightly better than a C+, slightly worse than a B.

Symbol

(computing) The ASCII control character start of text in caret notation.

See also: B

Abbreviations

(text messaging) bat

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b - Computer Definition

bel. In physics, the abbreviation for bel, a measure of relative loudness. See bel.
B channel. Referring to an ISDN bearer (B) channel, which is an information-bearing channel designated for user payload. See B channel.

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(Byte, bit) See KB, MB, GB and TB.

B:

The designation for the second floppy disk drive in the first CP/M and DOS personal computers. Initially, two 5.25" drives were used (A: and B:), while subsequent machines had one 3.5" drive (A:) and one 5.25" (B:). Later, PCs came with one 3.5" drive (A:), and the B: drive was absent.

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b - Medical Definition

or B (bē)

pl. b's or B's also bs or Bs

B One of the four major blood groups in the ABO system. Individuals with this blood group have the B antigen on the surface of their red blood cells, and the anti-A antibody in their blood serum.

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