What (who) is b - definition
SECOND LETTER OF THE LATIN ALPHABET
Ｂ; B (letter); B quadratum; B rotundum; Silent b; ASCII 66; ASCII 98; \x42; U+0042; U+0062
![A metal letter "B" with its [[homophone]], a [[bee]] insect, standing on it](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Big-small-B.jpg?width=200 "A metal letter \"B\" with its [[homophone]], a [[bee]] insect, standing on it")
![Late [[Renaissance]] or early [[Baroque]] design of a B, from 1627](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Newes ABC Buchlein MET DP855602.jpg?width=200 "Late [[Renaissance]] or early [[Baroque]] design of a B, from 1627")
B
(a) Abbreviation for Baumé, a hydrometer scale. (See
Baumé.) Thus 10º B.
means "ten degrees Baumé."
(b) Symbol for the coefficient of induced magnetization, or the number
of lines per square centimeter induced in a magnetic circuit or in any
specified part of it.
B
·- is the second letter of the English alphabet. (·see Guide to Pronunciation, // 196, 220.) It is etymologically related to p, v, f, w and m , letters representing sounds having a close organic affinity to its own sound; as in ·Eng. bursar and purser; ·Eng. bear and ·Lat. ferre; ·Eng. silver and ·Ger. silber; ·Lat. cubitum and It. gomito; ·Eng. seven, ·AS seofon, ·Ger. sieben, ·Lat. septem, ·Gr. 'epta', ·Skr. saptan. The form of letter B is Roman, from Greek B (Beta), of Semitic origin. The small b was formed by gradual change from the capital B.
Wikipedia
B
B, or b, is the second letter of the Latin-script alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is bee (pronounced ), plural bees. It represents the voiced bilabial stop in many languages, including English. In some other languages, it is used to represent other bilabial consonants.
Pronunciation examples for b
1. B, C, B, C, B, C, B --
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2. Student B, Student B, Student B, we
Meltdown - Why Our Systems Fail _ Chris Clearfield & AndraÌs Tilcsik _ Talks at Google
3. I know it's B&B--
Home _ Toni Morrison _ Talks at Google
4. AUDIENCE: A, B, A, B
Audio Quality in Streaming Media _ Andrew Scheps _ Talks at Google
5. So they would say Student B, Student B, Student B.
Meltdown - Why Our Systems Fail _ Chris Clearfield & AndraÌs Tilcsik _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of b
1. And there‘s a cheap ‘n‘ chic B&B to kick back in Saturday April 22, 2006 The Guardian Chic shack ... Las Banderas bar and B&B.
2. ACCOMMODATIONS: Hotel and B&B listings at http://www.visitbrooklyn.org/lodging.html.
3. What‘s plan B?" Huston÷ "There is no plan B, Steve.
4. PAKISTAN A: First Innings Imran Farhat lbw b Hoggard 23 Taufeeq Umar c and b Hoggard 6 Faisal Athar c Jones b Hoggard 0 Shahid Yousuf b Hoggard 10 ×Hasan Raza lbw b Giles 34 Mansoor Amjad b Collingwood 7 Amin–ur–Rehman c Flintoff b Giles 32 Arshad Khan lbw b Giles 0 Shahid Nazir not out 6 Mohammad Asif not out 1 Extras (b 4, nb 4) 8 Total (8 wkts, 30 overs) 127 Mohammad Khalil to bat.
5. TV interior designer Anna Ryder Richardson gave her daughter which particularly silly name? a) Dixie Dot b) Shyla Stripe c) Zara Zig–Zag ANSWERS: 1, C. 2, A. 3, A. 4, A. 5, A. 6, C. 7, A. 8, B. ', C. 10, B. 11, A. 12, B. 13, C. 14, B. 15, C. 16, C. 17, A. 18, A. 1', B. 20, C. 21, C. 22, C. 23, B. 24, A. 25, A. 26, C. 27, B. 28, C. 2', A. 30, B. 31, C. 32, C. 33, B. 34, A. 35, B. 36, A.