Found 2 items, similar to B.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: B B n 1: the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen [syn: type B , group B] 2: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil [syn: Bacillus, Bacilli] 3: originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins [syn: B-complex vitamin, B complex , vitamin B complex, vitamin B, B vitamin] 4: a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder [syn: boron, atomic number 5] 5: a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels [syn: bel] 6: (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter [syn: barn] 7: the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet
English → English (gcide) Definition: B B \B\ (b[=e]) is the second letter of the English alphabet. (See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 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, Anglo-Saxon seofon, Ger. sieben, Lat. septem, Gr."epta`, Sanskrit saptan. The form of letter B is Roman, from the Greek B (Beta), of Semitic origin. The small b was formed by gradual change from the capital B. [1913 Webster] Note: In (Music), B is the nominal of the seventh tone in the model major scale (the scale of C major), or of the second tone in it's relative minor scale (that of A minor). B[flat] stands for B flat, the tone a half step, or semitone, lower than B. In German, B stands for our B[flat], while our B natural is called H (pronounced h["a]). [1913 Webster]