B
second letter of the Latin alphabet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
B is the 2nd letter of the English alphabet. Its appearance depends on the writer's calligraphy. It has an uppercase and lowercase version like most other letters.
Origin
The letter B was already part of the Phoenician alphabet more than 3000 years ago in 1000 BC. It is part of many alphabets today.
Usage
- In the game of bingo, B is a column
- In medicine, B is one of the human blood types
- In chemistry, B is the chemical symbol for boron
- In particle physics, b is the symbol for the bottom quark
- In transport, B is the vehicle registration plate of Belgium
- In music, B is a note sometimes referred to as "Si" or "Ti"
- In education, B is a passing grade, usually around 80-70 marks
- In the New York Stock Exchange, B is the symbol for the Barnes Group
- On the internet, B (or /b/) is any of a number of image boards that allow anonymous posts
Other websites
The dictionary definition of b at Wiktionary
Media related to B at Wikimedia Commons
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