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B2

Syllabification: (B)
Pronunciation: /bē/
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Definition of B

abbreviation

  • (used in recording moves in chess) bishop:Be5
  • black (used in describing grades of pencil lead):2HB pencils
  • (in personal ads) Black.
  • bomber (in designations of US aircraft types):a B52
  • a dry cell battery size.

symbol

  • the chemical element boron.
  • Physics magnetic flux density.

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