B (disambiguation)

B stands for:

B , as the lowercase letter b, is the second letter of the Latin alphabet
Β , as the lowercase letter β, the second letter of the Greek alphabet
Б , as the lower case letter б, the second letter of the Cyrillic alphabet
В , as a lowercase letter в, the third letter of the Cyrillic alphabet
B (programming language) , a programming language

People:

Anne-Marie B. , French singer and actress

Counting variable or unit:

Bel (unit) , often as dB, the unit of level measurement
Bethe , unit of energy, see Foe (unit)
the decimal value 11 in a place value system with a base greater than or equal to 12
in Panama for the Panamanian Balboa currency unit

in Gambia since 1971 for butut , the smaller currency unit of the Dalasi

B is the symbol for:

Magnetic flux density
DC amplification factor for a bipolar transistor

B is an abbreviation or identifier or identifier:

for Belgium , see nationality symbols
in Latin texts for the Roman name Balbus or Brutus
with the following number (B4, B5 etc.) for a DIN format paper size, see paper format
for degrees of hardness of soft pencils, see degree of hardness (pencil)
in German stock exchange listings for letter , see price addendum
in the severely handicapped ID as a mark for a required accompanying person
as an order sign for the Barnabites , a Christian order
for Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1209 , in the textual review of the Bible
for bass , see bass (pitch)
the key of B flat major
as an abbreviation for mountain party, the "ÜberPartei" , a small German party active in Berlin
as the first letter of a British postcode for Birmingham , see postcode (United Kingdom)

in the natural sciences:

for the element boron

for B mesons in reaction equations in particle physics

the bottom quark in reaction equations of particle physics, see quark (physics)

for a spectral class for the classification of stars

as a mint mark for a mint:

Buschick, Gustav Julius, Mintmaster 's Mark of the Dresden Mint (1860–1871)
Theodor Wilhelm Brüel (1810–1885), mint master at the Royal Mint at the Steintor, first the Hanoverian, then the Prussian

in transport:

with the following number in Germany and Austria for a certain federal highway

as a single flag signal on a vessel for “I am loading / unloading / transporting dangerous goods.” , see flag alphabet

for a driving license class in the EU, see driving license (EU law)

with the following number as the abbreviation for an aircraft model from the Boeing company

for a registration class of aircraft, see aircraft registration

with the following number for a bomber , see designation system for aircraft of the US armed forces

as the first letter in the ICAO code for polar region / southern Europe

Nationality symbols for aircraft from China including the special administrative regions Hong Kong and Macau, as well as Taiwan, see aircraft registration number # List of nationalities

for an airspace class, see airspace

for a command station of the Deutsche Reichsbahn

in the railway sector as a symbol for Berlin

2nd class railway wagon , see UIC type designation system for passenger wagons

a tunnel restriction code according to ADR

on license plate:

Bulgaria: Varna Oblast
Germany: City of Berlin
Estonia: main area (excluding Tallinn, Harjumaa and Tartu)
Great Britain: Birmingham
Kyrgyzstan: city of Bishkek
Netherlands: trucks and buses
Austria: Bregenz and (white on black, ending :) Burgenland
Poland: Podlaskie Voivodeship
Romania: City of Bucharest
Spain: Barcelona (to be discontinued)
Czech Republic: Jihomoravský kraj
Turkey: Members of international organizations (blue letters on a white background)

on small vehicle license plates in inland navigation:

Germany: Waterways and Shipping Office Berlin
Austria: Governor of Burgenland, see list of letters from the licensing authorities for national license plates for small vehicles

b as a counter variable or unit stands for:

Barn , a common measure of area in atomic physics

b is the symbol for

Heat penetration coefficient in thermodynamics
the physicochemical quantity of molality

b is an abbreviation or identifier

in Latin texts abbreviation for beatus (blessed), bonus (good) or bixit (old form for vixit , has lived)
in German stock exchange listings for paid , see price addendum
(English for bold bold ) in HTML (<b> text </ b>), see day (computer science)

in music:

for pitch based on the pitch of the pitch. Dashes or upper figures are possible to differentiate, see frequencies of equal tuning
Depending on the country and context, also for the pitch 246.942 Hz, see tone names in other languages
the key of B flat minor
the abbreviation for double bass

similar characters:

♭ , the accidental symbol, see B (musical notation)
฿ for Baht , the currency of Siam, or Thailand since 1939
ß , the German Eszett
the Cyrillic pronunciation characters Ъ (lowercase ъ), Ь (lowercase ь) and Ҍ (lowercase ь)

in the International Phonetic Alphabet:

b, voiced bilabial plosive
ʙ, voiced bilabial vibrant
ɓ, Voiced bilabial implosive
ᶀ, see Unicode block phonetic extensions, supplement

See also:

Wiktionary: B - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Wiktionary: b - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations