CMB is the cosmic microwave background, the thermal radiation left over from the time of recombination in Big Bang cosmology.

CMB may also refer to:

Science and technology

  • Core–mantle boundary, lying between the Earth's silicate mantle and its metallic outer core
  • Continuous marine broadcast, a type of radio station providing marine weather information to coastal areas of Canada

Arts and entertainment

  • C.M.B. (album), the debut album of American R&B and pop group Color Me Badd

:* Color Me Badd, American R&B and pop group

  • C.M.B. (manga), a detective fiction manga by Motohiro Katoui
  • CMB Televisión, a religious TV channel in Colombia
  • The Cosmic Microwave Background, the debut solo album of Shiny Joe Ryan
  • The Combine, the antagonistic alien empire from the Half-Life video game series

Organizations

  • Cavalier Marching Band, marching band of the University of Virginia, US
  • Center for Mind and Brain, cognitive neuroscience research center at the University of California, US
  • China Medical Board, organization promoting medical education and research in China
  • China Merchants Bank, bank headquartered in Shenzhen, China
  • China Motor Bus, first motor bus company in Hong Kong
  • Compagnie Maritime Belge, one of the oldest ship-owners of Antwerp, Belgium
  • Compagnie Monégasque de Banque, private bank of Monaco
  • Compagnie des Machines Bull, French computer manufacturer
  • Union of the Belgian Metal Industry, trade union in Belgium

Other uses

  • Bandaranaike International Airport (IATA code: CMB), an airport in Sri Lanka
  • Cambodia, UNDP country code
  • Cambridge North railway station, British railway station with station code CMB
  • Coffee Meets Bagel, a San Francisco–based dating and social networking service
  • Cash management bills, a form of security issued by the United States Treasury
  • Christus Mansionem Benedicat (English: May Christ Bless This House), text written in chalk on house doors on the day of Epiphany
  • Certified Mortgage Banker, a certification offered by the Mortgage Bankers Association
  • Coastal Motor Boat, torpedo boats built and used by Britain in both World Wars
  • Collin Murray-Boyles (born 2005), an American basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association
  • Combat Medical Badge, a decoration of the United States Army

See also

  • Cell and molecular biology