B star
a massive, relatively hot, blue to white star, as Rigel or Spica, having a surface temperature between 10,000 and 30,000 K and with an absorption spectrum dominated by the Balmer series of hydrogen with lines of neutral helium present.
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a battery or other source of power for supplying a constant positive voltage to the plate of a vacuum tube. Contemporary Examples The B supply provides higher-voltage DC for the “plate” circuits of the radio. Whatever Happened to the “B” Battery? Megan McArdle December 20, 2012