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tb
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun tb has 5 senses
- tb(n = noun.substance) atomic number 65, terbium - a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite; Array is a kind of metal, metallic element
- tb(n = noun.state) t.b., tuberculosis - infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages); Array is a kind of infectious disease
- tb(n = noun.quantity) tbit, terabit - a unit of information equal to 1000 gigabits or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bits; Array is a kind of computer memory unit
- tb(n = noun.quantity) terabyte - a unit of information equal to 1000 gigabytes or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bytes; Array is a kind of computer memory unit
- tb(n = noun.quantity) tebibyte, terabyte, tib - a unit of information equal to 1024 gibibytes or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes; Array is a kind of computer memory unit
has particulars: pott's disease, miliary tuberculosis, consumption, phthisis, pulmonary tuberculosis, wasting disease, white plague, king's evil, scrofula, struma, lupus vulgaris
has parts: gb, gbit, gigabit
is a part of pb, pbit, petabit
has parts: g, gb, gigabyte
is a part of pb, petabyte
has parts: g, gb, gib, gibibyte, gigabyte
is a part of pb, pebibyte, petabyte, pib
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tb, abbr.
1 a tubercle bacillus. b tuberculosis.
2 torpedo boat.
1 a tubercle bacillus. b tuberculosis.
2 torpedo boat.
tb, symb. Chem. the element terbium.
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