Associations to the word «Db»

Wiktionary

DB, symbol. (element symbol) Symbol for dubnium.
DB, symbol. (metrology) The symbol for decibel
DB, noun. (databases) database
DB, noun. Dead body
DB, proper noun. (rail transport) Deutsche Bahn (German Railways)

Dictionary definition

DB, noun. A transuranic element.
DB, noun. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.