"B-flat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: B-flats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} B-flat (plural B-flats)
  1. (music) The note one semitone below B, notated B♭. Categories (topical): Music Derived forms: B-flat major, B-flat minor Translations (musical note): B (Czech), hes (Czech), B (Finnish), si bémol (French), B (German), B (Hungarian), b (Hungarian), b (Polish), si bemol [masculine] (Spanish), bess [neuter] (Swedish), B [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-B-flat-en-noun-rWinmDbB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 97 3 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Synonyms: B flat, b flat, b-flat, B♭, te, A sharp, a sharp, a-sharp, A-sharp, A♯, li Disambiguation of 'musical note': 95 5
  2. (slang) A bedbug. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-B-flat-en-noun-NZSo0~EL

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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