b 
1. (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter • Syn: barn • Topics: nuclear physics, atomic physics, nucleonics • Hypernyms: area unit, square measure 2. the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet • Syn: B • Hypernyms: letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character • Member Holonyms: Roman alphabet, Latin alphabet
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