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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley