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B
also b (biː ) (plural B's, b's )
1.variable noun A1
B is the second letter of the English alphabet.
2.variable noun
In music, B is the seventh note in the scale of C major.
3.variable noun B1+
If you get a B as a mark for a piece of work or in an exam, your work is good.
4.
B or b is used as an abbreviation for words beginning with b, for example 'born'.
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b in British English 1
nounWord forms: plural b's, B's or Bs
1.
the second letter and first consonant of the modern English alphabet
2.
a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a voiced bilabial stop, as in bell
3. Also: beta
the second in a series, esp the second highest grade in an examination
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b in British English 2
symbol for
chess See algebraic notation
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B in British English
symbol for
1. music
a.
a note having a frequency of 493.88 hertz (B above middle C) or this value multiplied or divided by any power of 2; the seventh note of the scale of C major
b.
a key, string, or pipe producing this note
c.
the major or minor key having this note as its tonic
2.
the supporting or less important of two things
the B side of an old single
3.
a human blood type of the ABO group, containing the B antigen
4.
(in Britain) a secondary road
5.
the number 11 in hexadecimal notation
6. chemistry
boron
7.
magnetic flux density
8. chess
bishop
9.
(on Brit pencils, signifying degree of softness of lead) black
B
2B
3B
Compare H (sense 5)
10. Also: b physics
bel
11. physics
baryon number
12.
balboa
13.
belga
14.
bolívar
15. photography
B-setting
16.
a.
a person whose job is in middle management, or who holds an intermediate administrative or professional position
b.
(as modifier)
a B worker
See also occupation groupings
abbreviation for
17.
Belgium (international car registration)
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b. in British English
abbreviation for
1.
born
2. cricket
bowled
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B. in British English
abbreviation for
1.
(on maps, etc) bay
2.
British
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B- in British English
abbreviation for (of US military aircraft)
bomber
B-52
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B in American English 1
noun
1.
a blood type
see also ABO system
2. US, Education
a grade indicating above-average but not outstanding work
a B in French
3. Music
a.
the seventh note or tone in the ascending scale of C major
b.
the scale having this tone as the keynote
c.
a note representing this tone
d.
a key, string, etc. producing this tone
adjective
4. US
second-class; inferior to the best
a B film
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B in American English 2
1.
bachelor
2.
bacillus
3. American Football
back
: sometimes written b
4. Baseball
a.
base
b.
baseman
c.
batter
5. Music
a.
bass
b.
basso
6.
battery
7.
Baumé
8.
bay
9. Physics
bel
10.
Bible
11.
billion
12. Chess
bishop
13.
bolívar
14.
book
15.
born
16.
brightness
17.
breadth
18.
British
19.
brother
20.
Brotherhood
Also, for 1-2, 4-6, 8, 10, 12-13, 16-17, & 19, b
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1. Chemistry
boron
2. Physics
magnetic flux density
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b in American English 1
nounWord forms: plural B's or b's
1.
the second letter of the English alphabet: from the Greek beta, a borrowing from the Phoenician
2.
any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (b) of boat
3.
a type or impression for b or B
4.
the second in a sequence or group
5.
an object shaped like B
adjective
6.
of b or B
7.
second in a sequence or group
8.
shaped like B
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b in American English 2
1. Physics
a.
bar(s)
b.
barn(s)
2.
boliviano
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b in American English
abbreviation
1.Physics
a.
bar; bars
b.
barn; barns
2.
black
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B in American English
(bi) b (bi)
nounWord forms: plural B's or Bs, b's or bs
1.
the second letter of the English alphabet, a consonant
2.
any spoken sound represented by the letter B or b, as in bid, bauble, or daubed
3.
something having the shape of a B
4.
a written or printed representation of the letter B or b
5.
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter B or b
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B in American English 1
abbreviation
1.Chess
bishop
2.
black
3.Photography bulb (sense 8)
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B in American English 2
symbol
1.
the second in order or in a series
2.(sometimes lc; in some grading systems)
a grade or mark, as in school or college, indicating the quality of a student's work as good or better than average
3.(sometimes lc; in some school systems)
a symbol designating the second semester of a school year
4.Physiology
a major blood group usually enabling a person whose blood is of this type to donate blood to persons of type B or AB and to receive blood from persons of type O or B
Compare ABO system
5.Music
a.
the seventh tone in the scale of C major or the second tone in the relative minor scale, A minor
b.
a string, key, or pipe tuned to this tone
c.
a written or printed note representing this tone
d.(in the fixed system of solmization)
the seventh tone of the scale of C major, called ti
e.
the tonality having B as the tonic note
6.(sometimes lc)
the medieval Roman numeral for 300
7.Chemistry
boron
8.
a proportional shoe width size, narrower than C and wider than A
9.
a proportional brassiere cup size, smaller than C and larger than A
10.Physics See magnetic induction
11.Electricity
susceptance
12.
a designation for a motion picture made on a low budget and meant as the secondary part of a double feature
13.
a quality rating for a corporate or municipal bond, lower than BB and higher than CCC
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b. in American English
abbreviation
1.
bachelor
2.
bale
3.Baseball
base; baseman
4.
bass
5.
basso
6.
bay
7.
billion
8.
blend of; blended
9.
book
10.
born
11.
breadth
12.
brother
13.
brotherhood
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B. in American English
abbreviation
1.
bachelor
2.
bacillus
3.Baseball
base; baseman
4.
bass
5.
basso
6.
bay
7.
Bible
8.
bolivar
9.
boliviano
10.
book
11.
born
12.
breadth
13.
British
14.
brother
15.
brotherhood
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B- in American English
prefix
U.S. Military (in designations of aircraft)
bomber
B-52
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