B

Pronunciation

• phoneme IPA: /b/
• letter name IPA: /biː/
• Rhymes: -iː
• letter name Homophones: be, bee, Bea

Full definition of b

Letter

Usage notes

In Modern English, the letter b is silent in several words, including climb, and debt.

Number

Abbreviation

1. Alternative form of b.

Symbol

1. (astronomy) latitude in the galactic coordinate system
2. (physics) barn
3. (computing) bit
4. (cricket) bye
5. (size) big

Derived terms

• (computing) kb , Mb , Gb , Tb , Pb , Eb
• (computing) bps , b/s
• (cricket) lb