B Definition

bē
noun
The second letter of the modern English alphabet.
American Heritage
The second letter of the English alphabet: from the Greek beta, a borrowing from the Phoenician.
Webster's New World
Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter b.
American Heritage
Any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (b) of boat.
Webster's New World
The second in a series.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
abbreviation
Barn.
American Heritage
Bar(s)
Webster's New World
Bel.
American Heritage
Barn(s)
Webster's New World
Bottom quark.
American Heritage
adjective
Of b or B.
Webster's New World
Second in a sequence or group.
Webster's New World
Shaped like B.
Webster's New World
Second-class; inferior to the best.
A B film.
Webster's New World
symbol
Boron.
Webster's New World
Magnetic flux density.
Webster's New World

(astronomy) Latitude in the galactic coordinate system.

Wiktionary

(physics) Barn.

Wiktionary

(computing) Bit.

Wiktionary
affix
Bomber.
B-52
Webster's New World
letter

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

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary
numeral

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

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

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(chess) Bishop.

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Other Word Forms of B

Noun

Singular:
b
Plural:
BS, b-52s

Origin of B

  • Named for Boeing's B-52 Stratofortress, a bomber aircraft used in the Vietnam War

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B Sentence Examples

  • Part B outlines the new policy, which promotes sustainable agriculture, and Part C focuses on policy implementation.

  • If taken with other metabolites that aid in the creation of serotonin - vitamin B, niacin and magnesium, which a multivitamin should provide - 5HTP can help deal with many of the same health issues that people take tryptophan for.

  • In the apparatus of type B as made by Zeiss there are two microscopes attached to a base-plate, one of which views the spectrum-plate (or other object) to be measured, while the other views a scale that moves with the slide on which the spectrumplate is mounted.

  • But the day showed the ' B attle of Macedonian army equal to the task.

  • Many organic compounds of boron are known; thus, from the action of the trichloride on ethyl alcohol or on methyl alcohol, ethyl borate B(OC2H5)3 and methyl borate B(OCH 3) 3 are obtained.

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