BEV

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. battery electric vehicle: an automobile or other vehicle having an electric motor that is fully powered by batteries.

2. Black English Vernacular.

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BeV ² American  

[bev] / bɛv /

Or Bev,

Physics.

1. billion electron-volts.

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BeV British  

abbreviation

1. gigaelectronvolts (GeV)

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Etymology

Origin of BeV

C20: from b ( illion ) e ( lectron ) v ( olts )

Example Sentences

Manchester City Council leader Bev Craig said the plans were a "symbol that international businesses are choosing Manchester".

From BBC

The Shop TV sketches wouldn’t work so well if Padilla and Mikey Day didn’t do such a good job infusing their characters Bev and Rhett with such practiced professional panic when things go awry, as they’ve done before.

From Los Angeles Times

As Michael Ordoña writes in our guide to the best movie theaters in Los Angeles, “the New Bev is just what a rep cinema should be. It’s cozy, with a mellow, enthusiastic vibe. Surprises sometimes occur.”

From Los Angeles Times

The hassle was worth it for Bev and John Martin, who documented their trip on YouTube showing sights such as a neon-lit food street and the Yangtze River aerial tram.

From The Wall Street Journal

This futuristic Chinese megacity built on mountains seems like science fiction—which is exactly why Florida retirees Bev and John Martin had to see it.

From The Wall Street Journal