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Definition: DB |
DBNoun1. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Computing | DB database. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
DB is a French automobile maker. The firm was founded by Charles Deutsch and René Bonnet. It produced light sports cars with fiberglass bodies mainly powered by Panhard flat-twin engines.DB was very active in competition especially in Le Mans 24 Hours. Deutsch introduced some very efficient and influential aerodynamic designs which allowed DB race cars to reach impressive top speed despite the small Panhard flat-twin engine.
Deutsch and Bonnet disagreed whether they should build cars with front-wheel drive or with central engine.
Charles Deutsch left DB in 1961 to found his own firm (CD) and DB became Automobiles René Bonnet, producing cars powered by Renault engines, which later became Matra Automobiles.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "DB."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
DB | Danish | Daekningsbidrag | N/A |
DB | English | David Brown | N/A |
db | French | Décibel | Meteorology & Standards, Physics |
DB | German | Datenbank | Computing |
DB | Greek | βουβή ριπή | Computing |
| dBc | English | DB relative to carrier power | Telecom |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonym: DBSynonym: decibel (n). (additional references) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Those above 85 dB are potentially hazardous. (references) | |
Allison DB, Fontaine KR, Manson JE, Stevens J, VanItallie TB. Annual deaths attributable to obesity in the United States. (references) | ||
Both temporary threshold shift (TTS) and permanent threshold shift (PTS) in response to a given intense noise may differ as much as 30 to 50 dB among individuals. (references) | ||
Economic History | Korea | Special note: Computer software includes packaged software, computing services, multimedia content development, and off-line DB production. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "DB" is generally used as a noun (common) -- approximately 54.84% of the time. "DB" is used about 93 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (common) | 54.84% | 51 | 47,619 |
| Noun (proper) | 37.63% | 35 | 58,339 |
| Noun (singular) | 7.53% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Total | 100.00% | 93 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| New Zealand | DB Group Limited |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expression using "dB": forholdet mellem energien i hver informationsbit og støjspektraltætheden,normalt udtrykt i dB. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "dB": DB-25, db-double, db-lib, db-library. | |
Ending with "dB": Ca-db. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
db | 549 |
db power amp | 130 |
db power | 97 |
db poweramp | 82 |
db drag | 70 |
mobile db | 64 |
db gt | 61 |
db cooper | 49 |
db design | 44 |
db sweeney | 39 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "dB"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Korean | 일일 회보. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | dbay.(various references) | |
Russian | уровень звука (db level, decibel level). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words containing "dB": bandbox, bandboxes, bedbug, bedbugs, biofeedback, biofeedbacks, birdbath, birdbaths, birdbrain, birdbrained, birdbrains, bloodbath, bloodbaths, breadbasket, breadbaskets, breadboard, breadboarded, breadboarding, breadboards, breadbox, breadboxes, broadband, cardboard, cardboards, childbearing, childbearings, childbed, childbeds, childbirth, childbirths, cloudberries, cloudberry, cloudburst, cloudbursts, coldblood, coldblooded, cudbear, cudbears, deadbeat, deadbeats, deadbolt, deadbolts, diamondback, diamondbacks, endbrain, endbrains, feedback, feedbacks, feedbag, feedbags, feedbox, feedboxes, foldboat, foldboats, goldbrick, goldbricked, goldbricking, goldbricks, goldbug, goldbugs, goodby, goodbye, goodbyes, goodbys, grandbabies, grandbaby, groundbreaker, groundbreakers, groundbreaking, groundburst, groundbursts, handbag, handbags, handball, handballs, handbarrow, handbarrows, handbasket, handbaskets, handbell, handbells, handbill, handbills, handblown, handbook, handbooks, handbreadth, handbreadths, hardback, hardbacks, hardball, hardballs, hardboard, hardboards, hardboot, hardboots, hardbound, headband, headbands, headboard, headboards, hindbrain, hindbrains, holdback, holdbacks, midbrain, midbrains, mindblower, mindblowers, moldboard, moldboards, oddball, oddballs, redbait, redbaited, redbaiting, redbaits, redbay, redbays, redbird, redbirds, redbone, redbones, redbreast, redbreasts, redbrick, redbricks, redbud, redbuds, redbug, redbugs, reedbird, reedbirds, reedbuck, reedbucks, roadbed, roadbeds, roadblock, roadblocked, roadblocking, roadblocks, rudbeckia, rudbeckias, sandbag, sandbagged, sandbagger, sandbaggers, sandbagging, sandbags, sandbank, sandbanks, sandbar, sandbars, sandblast, sandblasted, sandblaster, sandblasters, sandblasting, sandblasts, sandbox, sandboxes, sandbur, sandburr, sandburrs, sandburs, seedbed, seedbeds, shadberries, shadberry, shadblow, shadblows, shadbush, shadbushes, sodbuster, sodbusters, soundboard, soundboards, soundbox, soundboxes, speedball, speedballed, speedballing, speedballs, speedboat, speedboating, speedboatings, speedboats, standardbred, standardbreds, standby, standbys, studbook, studbooks, svedberg, svedbergs, threadbare, threadbareness, threadbarenesses, tidbit, tidbits, windbag, windbags, windblast, windblasts, windblown, windbreak, windbreaker, windbreakers, windbreaks, windburn, windburned, windburning, windburns, windburnt, woodbin, woodbind, woodbinds, woodbine, woodbines, woodbins, woodblock, woodblocks, woodbox, woodboxes, wordbook, wordbooks, yardbird, yardbirds. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words containing the letters "b-d" | |
+1 letter: bad, bed, bid, bod, bud, dab, deb, dib, dub. | |
+2 letters: abed, bade, bads, bald, band, bard, baud, bawd, bead, beds, bedu, bend, bide, bids, bind, bird, bled, bode, bods, body, bold, bond, brad, bred, buds, bund, burd, dabs, darb, daub, debs, debt, dibs, doby, drab, drib, drub, dubs, dumb. | |
+3 letters: abide, abode, adobe, adobo, ardeb, baaed, baddy, badge, badly, baked, balds, baldy, baled, bands, bandy, baned, barde, bards, bared, based, bated, bauds, bawds, bawdy, bayed, beads, beady, beard, bedel, bedew, bedim, bends, bendy, biddy, bided, bider, bides, bidet, bield, bifid, biked, bindi, binds, biped, bipod, birds, blade, bland, bleed, blend, blind, blond, blood, blued, board, boded, bodes, bolds, bonds, boned, booed, bored, bound, bovid, bowed, boxed, brads, braid, brand, bread, brede, breed, bride, broad, brood, buddy, budge, build, bunds, bundt, burds, bused, cebid, cubed, darbs, daube, daubs, dauby, debar, debit, debts, debug, debut, debye, demob, derby, dhobi, dobby, dobie, dobla, dobra, dobro, doubt, drabs, dribs, drubs, dumbs, dweeb, ebbed, embed, gibed, gybed, imbed, jibed, lobed, lubed, orbed, rabid, rebid, redub, robed, sabed, tabid, tubed, unbid. | |
+4 letters: abased, abated, abduce, abduct, abided, abider, abides, aboard, aboded, abodes, abound, abrade, abroad, absurd, abused, adobes, adobos, adsorb, adverb, albedo, ambled, ardebs, aubade, babied, bached, backed, badass, badder, baddie, badged, badger, badges, badman, badmen, baffed, bagged, bailed, baited, balded, balder, baldly, balked, ballad, balled, bammed, banded, bander, bandit, bandog, banged, banked, banned, barbed, barded, bardes, bardic, barfed, barged, barked, barred, bashed, basked, basted, bathed, batted, bawdry, bawled, bayard, beaded, beadle, beaked, beamed, beaned, beards, becked, bedamn, bedaub, bedbug, bedded, bedder, bedeck, bedell, bedels, bedews, bedims, bedlam, bedpan, bedrid, bedrug, bedsit, beduin, bedumb, beefed, beeped, begged, begird, beglad, behead, beheld, behind, behold, belady, belaud, beldam, belied, belled, belted, benday, bended, bendee, bender, bendys, beside, bested, bestud, betide, betted, beyond, biased, bibbed, bidden, bidder, biders, bidets, biding, bields, biffed, bifold, bilged, bilked, billed, binder, bindis, bindle, binged, binned, bipeds, bipods, birded, birder, birdie, birled, birred, bitted, bladed, blades, blamed, blared, blawed, blazed, bleeds, blende, blends, blinds, blonde, blonds, bloods, bloody, blowed, blumed, boards, boated, bobbed, bodega, bodice, bodied, bodies, bodily, boding, bodkin, boffed, bogged, boiled, bolder, boldly, bolide, bolled, bolted, bombed, bonded, bonder, bonduc, bonged, bonked, boobed, boodle, booked, boomed, booted, boozed, bopped, bordel, border, boride, bossed, bounds, boused, bovids, bowled, bowsed, boyard, braced, braids, braked, brands, brandy, braved, brayed, brazed, breads, bready, bredes, breeds, brewed, briard, bribed, bridal, brides, bridge, bridle, brined, broads, bromid, broods, broody, browed, bruted, buboed, bucked, budded, budder, buddle, budged, budger, budges, budget, budgie, buffed, bugged, bugled, builds, bulbed, bulged, bulked, bulled, bummed, bumped, bundle, bundts, bunged, bunked, bunted, buoyed, burden, burdie, buried, burked, burled, burned, burped, burred, bushed, busied, busked, bussed, busted, butled, butted, buzzed, byrled, byroad, byword, cabbed, cabled, cebids, ceboid, combed, cuboid, curbed, dabbed, dabber, dabble, dagoba, daubed, dauber, daubes, daubry, daybed, debark, debars, debase, debate, debeak, debits, debone, debris, debtor, debugs, debunk, debuts, debyes, demobs, desorb, dhobis, dibbed, dibber, dibble, dibbuk, diobol, disbar, disbud, djebel, doable, dobber, dobbin, dobies, doblas, doblon, dobras, dobros, dobson, dorbug, double, doubly, doubts, drably, dubbed, dubber, dubbin, dumbed, dumber, dumbly, durbar, dweebs, dyable, dybbuk, edible, embeds, embody, fabled, fibbed, fobbed, forbad, forbid, fubbed, gabbed, gabled, garbed, gibbed, globed, gobbed, goodby, herbed, hobbed, hoboed, hotbed, hybrid, ibidem, imbeds, imbody, imbued, inbred, indaba, jabbed, jambed, jibbed, jobbed, kerbed, kobold, lambda, lambed, libido, limbed, lobbed, midrib, mobbed, mobled, morbid, nabbed, nibbed, nobody, numbed, obeyed, obtund, outbid, probed, rebids, rebind, rebody, rebred, redbay, redbud, redbug, redubs, ribald, riband, ribbed, roband, robbed, rubbed, rubied, sabbed, sabred, seabed, serdab, sobbed, sorbed, subbed, subdeb, subdue, tabard, tabbed, tabled, tabued, tidbit, tombed, tubbed, turbid, unbend, unbind, unbred, upbind, verbid, webbed, webfed, wombed. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 42 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.. -... |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01000010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D B |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0042 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3836 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Names: Company Usage 8. Expressions | 9. Expressions: Internet 10. Translations: Modern 11. Abbreviations 12. Acronyms | 13. Derivations 14. Anagrams 15. Orthography 16. Bibliography |
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