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==Science and |
==Science, technology, and mathematics== | ||
===Astronomy=== | |||
⚫ | * B battery, a battery used to provide the plate voltage of a ] | ||
⚫ | * Astronomical objects in the ] of dark nebulae (abbreviation B) | ||
⚫ | * Latitude (''b'') in the ] | ||
===Biology and medicine=== | |||
* ], a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup | * ], a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup | ||
* ], a Y-chromosomal DNA (Y-DNA) haplogroup | * ], a Y-chromosomal DNA (Y-DNA) haplogroup | ||
* |
* ] | ||
* ] ''Blood and blood forming organs'', a section of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System | * ] ''Blood and blood forming organs'', a section of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System | ||
⚫ | * ], a chemical element | ||
⚫ | * B, B+ and |
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⚫ | * ], a shutter-speed setting | ||
⚫ | * ], a layer of soil commonly known as subsoil | ||
* ] | * ] | ||
⚫ | * Dominical letter B for a ] | ||
* ] | * ] | ||
* ], assigned the abbreviation B as a repository of herbarium specimens | |||
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===Computing=== | ||
⚫ | * ] | ||
⚫ | * |
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⚫ | * ], for computer software development | ||
⚫ | * b |
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⚫ | * ], a data structure | ||
⚫ | * ] (b) | ||
⚫ | * ] (B) | ||
⚫ | * {{tag|b|content=}}, an ] denoting bold text | ||
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===Physical and chemical quantities and units=== | ||
* |
* One of the ] vectors (''b*'') | ||
* |
* Breadth (''b''); see ] | ||
* ] (''b'') | * ] (''b'') | ||
* ] (''b'') | * ] (''b'') | ||
* ] (b), a unit of area | * ] (b), a unit of area | ||
* ] ( |
* ] (''B'') | ||
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* Napierian ] (''B'') | ||
* ] (''B'') | * ] (''B'') | ||
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* Second ] (''B'') | ||
* ] (''B'') | * ] (''B'') | ||
* Bel (''B''), a logarithmic unit equal to ten ]s | |||
⚫ | * ] (<math>\mathbb{B}</math>), mathematics | ||
===Other uses in science, technology, and mathematics=== | |||
* ''B'', a ] | |||
* ] (symbol: b), an ] | |||
* ], a type of meson | |||
⚫ | * ] (<math>\mathbb{B}</math>), in mathematics | ||
⚫ | * ], symbol B, a chemical element | ||
⚫ | * ], a shutter-speed setting | ||
⚫ | * B battery, a battery used to provide the plate voltage of a ] | ||
⚫ | * ], a layer of soil commonly known as subsoil | ||
⚫ | * B, B+ and B−, expressions of buoyancy in ] | ||
⚫ | == Linguistics == | ||
⚫ | * ], a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet | ||
⚫ | * ] (b, in the International Phonetic Alphabet) | ||
== |
==Arts and media== | ||
===Music=== | |||
* ], also known by the name B | |||
====Musical notation==== | |||
* ] | * ] | ||
* ], a scale | * ], a scale | ||
* ], a scale | * ], a scale | ||
* B major chord, ] | * B major chord, ] | ||
⚫ | * {{music|flat}} ], a note lower in pitch by a semitone | ||
⚫ | * ], a compilation album by I Am Kloot | ||
====Performers==== | |||
* ] | |||
⚫ | * B, member of ] | ||
====Recordings==== | |||
* ], an extended play by BamBam | |||
* ], an extended play by Battles | * ], an extended play by Battles | ||
⚫ | * ], a compilation album by I Am Kloot | ||
* ], an extended play by Moxy Früvous | * ], an extended play by Moxy Früvous | ||
⚫ | * {{music|flat}} ], a note lower in pitch by a semitone | ||
* "b", an ] song | * "b", an ] song | ||
* "B", a song by Todrick Hall from his 2018 album '']'' | * "B", a song by Todrick Hall from his 2018 album '']'' | ||
* ] (born 1981), the stage name of reggae singer-songwriter Charles Blanvillain | |||
⚫ | * B, member of ] | ||
===Other media=== | |||
==Computing and internet== | |||
⚫ | * ] | ||
* ], a board on 4chan | * ], a board on 4chan | ||
⚫ | * ], for computer software development | ||
⚫ | * ], a data structure | ||
⚫ | * ] (b) | ||
⚫ | * ] (B) | ||
⚫ | * {{tag|b|content=}}, an ] denoting bold text | ||
⚫ | == Linguistics == | ||
⚫ | * |
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⚫ | * ], a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet | ||
==Media== | |||
* ], a free daily, tabloid sized newspaper, published by ''The Baltimore Sun'' | * ], a free daily, tabloid sized newspaper, published by ''The Baltimore Sun'' | ||
⚫ | * '']'', an ancient bible | ||
*], previously |
* ], previously named B Channel, a television channel in Indonesia | ||
*B, the production code for the 1963–64 ''Doctor Who'' serial '']'' | * B, the production code for the 1963–64 ''Doctor Who'' serial '']'' | ||
⚫ | * '']'', the second novel in Sue Grafton's |
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* B, a character in '']'' | |||
⚫ | * '']'', the second novel in Sue Grafton's ''Alphabet Mystery'' series, published in 1985 | ||
==Places== | |||
⚫ | * Belgium, on the ] | ||
⚫ | * Bucharest, on the ] | ||
==Sport== | ==Sport== | ||
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* ], in Copenhagen | * ], in Copenhagen | ||
* ], a line in the RER of Paris | * ], a line in the RER of Paris | ||
* The West Japan Railway Company service symbol for: | |||
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** ] | |||
** ] | |||
** ] | |||
⚫ | * ] (federal highway) in Austria and Germany (abbreviation B) | ||
* ] of Shuto Expressway in Japan, numbered as route B | * ] of Shuto Expressway in Japan, numbered as route B | ||
* ] | |||
=={{Anchor|Other}}Other uses== | =={{Anchor|Other}}Other uses== | ||
⚫ | * Belgium, on the ] | ||
* ], for evaluation of students' work | * ], for evaluation of students' work | ||
⚫ | * '']'', an ancient bible | ||
⚫ | * ] ({{ |
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* ], a banking brand in the United Kingdom | * ], a banking brand in the United Kingdom | ||
⚫ | * ] ({{langx|la|Clerici Regulares Sancti Pauli|link=no}}), a religious order abbreviated to the postnominal ''B.'' | ||
⚫ | *Bucharest, on the ] | ||
* ], the military time zone code for UTC+02:00 | * ], the military time zone code for UTC+02:00 | ||
* ], a Roman cognomen (abbreviation B) | |||
* ], a tractor produced by International Harvester from 1939 to 1947 | |||
⚫ | * Dominical letter B for a ] | ||
* B, a soft grade of ] | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* ], one tenth of a bel (B) | |||
* ] (United Kingdom) | * ] (United Kingdom) | ||
* B., the abbreviation for the Roman cognomen ] | |||
* ] | * ] | ||
* ] | * ] |
Latest revision as of 08:15, 24 November 2024
B is the second letter of the Latin alphabet.
B may also refer to:
Science, technology, and mathematics
Astronomy
- Astronomical objects in the Barnard list of dark nebulae (abbreviation B)
- Latitude (b) in the galactic coordinate system
Biology and medicine
- Haplogroup B (mtDNA), a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup
- Haplogroup B (Y-DNA), a Y-chromosomal DNA (Y-DNA) haplogroup
- Blood type B
- ATC code B Blood and blood forming organs, a section of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System
- Vitamin B
- Hepatitis B
- Berlin Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum, assigned the abbreviation B as a repository of herbarium specimens
Computing
- B (programming language)
- B-Method, for computer software development
- B-tree, a data structure
- Bit (b)
- Byte (B)
<b></b>
, an HTML element denoting bold text
Physical and chemical quantities and units
- One of the reciprocal lattice vectors (b*)
- Breadth (b); see length
- Impact parameter (b)
- Molality (b)
- Barn (unit) (b), a unit of area
- Magnetic field (B)
- Napierian absorbance (B)
- Rotational constant (B)
- Second virial coefficient (B)
- Susceptance (B)
- Bel (B), a logarithmic unit equal to ten decibels
Other uses in science, technology, and mathematics
- B, a modal logic
- bottom quark (symbol: b), an elementary particle
- B meson, a type of meson
- Boolean domain (), in mathematics
- Boron, symbol B, a chemical element
- Bulb (photography), a shutter-speed setting
- B battery, a battery used to provide the plate voltage of a vacuum tube
- B horizon, a layer of soil commonly known as subsoil
- B, B+ and B−, expressions of buoyancy in convective available potential energy
Linguistics
- В, a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet
- Voiced bilabial stop (b, in the International Phonetic Alphabet)
Arts and media
Music
Musical notation
- B (musical note)
- B major, a scale
- B minor, a scale
- B major chord, Chord names and symbols (popular music)
- ♭ Flat (music), a note lower in pitch by a semitone
Performers
- Beyoncé
- B, member of Superorganism (band)
Recordings
- B (BamBam EP), an extended play by BamBam
- B (Battles EP), an extended play by Battles
- B (I Am Kloot album), a compilation album by I Am Kloot
- b (Moxy Früvous EP), an extended play by Moxy Früvous
- "b", an Iamamiwhoami song
- "B", a song by Todrick Hall from his 2018 album Forbidden
Other media
- /b/, a board on 4chan
- b (newspaper), a free daily, tabloid sized newspaper, published by The Baltimore Sun
- Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1209, an ancient bible
- Rajawali Televisi, previously named B Channel, a television channel in Indonesia
- B, the production code for the 1963–64 Doctor Who serial The Daleks
- B, a character in Total Drama: Revenge of the Island
- "B" Is for Burglar, the second novel in Sue Grafton's Alphabet Mystery series, published in 1985
Places
- Belgium, on the vehicle registration plates of the European Union
- Bucharest, on the vehicle registration plates of Romania
Sport
- Australian rules football positions#Full back, in Australian Rules football
- B, often used after the name of football clubs to denote a reserve team
Transportation
- B (New York City Subway service)
- B Line (Los Angeles Metro)
- Line B (Buenos Aires Metro)
- B (S-train), in Copenhagen
- RER B, a line in the RER of Paris
- The West Japan Railway Company service symbol for:
- Bundesstraße (federal highway) in Austria and Germany (abbreviation B)
- Bayshore Route of Shuto Expressway in Japan, numbered as route B
- Mexico City Metro Line B
Other uses
- B (grade), for evaluation of students' work
- B (bank), a banking brand in the United Kingdom
- Barnabites (Latin: Clerici Regulares Sancti Pauli), a religious order abbreviated to the postnominal B.
- Bravo, the military time zone code for UTC+02:00
- Brutus, a Roman cognomen (abbreviation B)
- Farmall B, a tractor produced by International Harvester from 1939 to 1947
- Dominical letter B for a common year starting on Saturday
- B, a soft grade of pencil lead
See also
- B postcode area (United Kingdom)
- B class (disambiguation)
- Class B (disambiguation)
- B1 (disambiguation)
- B2 (disambiguation)
- Be (disambiguation)
- Bea (disambiguation)
- Bee (disambiguation)
- Bet (disambiguation)
- Beta (disambiguation)
- BB (disambiguation)
- BBB (disambiguation)
- Plan B (disambiguation)
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