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Definition: ABB |
ABBNoun1. Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, abb wool is wool for the abb. |
Date "ABB" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1888. (references) |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
ABB | English | American Board of Bioanalysis | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
In 1987 the corporation had 170,000 employees. In 2001 it had 102,000 employees in Europe, 27,000 in North America and 28,000 on other continents.
Percy Barnevik, CEO of ASEA, became the CEO of the merged company, a position he held until 1996. Jürgen Dormann of Germany is the CEO since September 2002. The company's headquarters is located in Zurich, Switzerland.
See also: Investor AB, List of Swedish companies, List of Swiss companies
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "ABB."
Crosswords: ABB |
| English words defined with "ABB": Abb wool. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "ABB" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Manx (abbot). |
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Business | ABB handled the power plants while Dart drilled the gas wells. (references) | |
The leading suppliers of switchgear, motors and engines, a market estimated at between $50 and $100 million, include ABB (40 percent) and Siemens (30 percent). (references) | ||
Francisco Sábato, president of CTR, was quoted in the press as saying that his company is working with technology from General Electric, Alstom, ABB, Mitsubishi and Siemens. (references) | ||
Economic History | India | Companies such as Secure Meters, ABB and Shaanxi Electric are already in the market. (references) |
Bulgaria | The Bulgarian market is heavily dominated by European producers such as Siemens, ABB, Trench, Schneider, and Alstom. (references) | |
Bahrain | A consortium comprising ABB power Generation of Switzerland, ABB SAE Sadelmi and Fisia Italimpianti of Italy executed the plant. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "ABB" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 96.55% of the time. "ABB" is used about 29 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 96.55% | 28 | 65,706 |
| Noun (common) | 3.45% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 29 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| Switzerland | ABB Limited |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expression using "ABB": Abb wool. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
abb | 1,183 |
abb control | 46 |
abb inc | 41 |
abb drive | 39 |
abb motor | 36 |
abb automation | 34 |
abb robot | 28 |
abb lummus | 27 |
abb global lummus | 23 |
abb vetco gray | 22 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "ABB"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | دير (abbacy, abbess, abbey, cloister, convent, hermitage, monastery, priory). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | Основа. (various references) | |
Greek | Υφάδι. (various references) | |
Hungarian | Gyapjúhulladék. (various references) | |
Manx | snaie 'sy choigee. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | abbay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | Tecido (cloth, contexture, diaper, fabric, material, pepper and salt, textile, tissue, web, woof). (various references) | |
Russian | Основа Ткани, Уток. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | aba (aba), vrsta vune. (various references) | |
Spanish | Tejido (cloth, fabric, knitted, texture, tissue, weave, weaving, web, woven). (various references) | |
Ukranian | Основа, Піткання, Утік, Уток. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "ABB": abba, abbacies, abbacy, abbas, abbatial, abbe, abbes, abbess, abbesses, abbey, abbeys, abbot, abbotcies, abbotcy, abbots, abbreviate, abbreviated, abbreviates, abbreviating, abbreviation, abbreviations, abbreviator, abbreviators. (additional references) | |
Words containing "ABB": babbitt, babbitted, babbitting, babbitts, babble, babbled, babblement, babblements, babbler, babblers, babbles, babbling, babblings, backstabbed, backstabber, backstabbers, backstabbing, backstabbings, bedabble, bedabbled, bedabbles, bedabbling, blabbed, blabber, blabbered, blabbering, blabbermouth, blabbermouths, blabbers, blabbing, blabby, bonnyclabber, bonnyclabbers, brabble, brabbled, brabbler, brabblers, brabbles, brabbling, cabbage, cabbaged, cabbages, cabbageworm, cabbageworms, cabbaging, cabbala, cabbalah, cabbalahs, cabbalas, cabbed, cabbie, cabbies, cabbing, cabby, clabber, clabbered, clabbering, clabbers, confabbed, confabbing, crabbed, crabbedness, crabbednesses, crabber, crabbers, crabbier, crabbiest, crabbily, crabbing, crabby, dabbed, dabber, dabbers, dabbing, dabble, dabbled, dabbler, dabblers, dabbles, dabbling, dabblings, drabbed, drabber, drabbest, drabbet, drabbets, drabbing, drabble, drabbled, drabbles, drabbling, flabbergast, flabbergasted, flabbergasting, flabbergastingly, flabbergasts, flabbier, flabbiest, flabbily, flabbiness, flabbinesses, flabby, gabbard, gabbards, gabbart, gabbarts, gabbed, gabber, gabbers, gabbier, gabbiest, gabbing, gabble, gabbled, gabbler, gabblers, gabbles, gabbling, gabbro, gabbroic, gabbroid, gabbros, gabby, grabbed, grabber, grabbers, grabbier, grabbiest, grabbing, grabble, grabbled, grabbler, grabblers, grabbles, grabbling, grabby, hardscrabble, jabbed, jabber, jabbered, jabberer, jabberers, jabbering, jabbers, jabberwockies, jabberwocky, jabbing, jackrabbit, jackrabbits, kabbala, kabbalah, kabbalahs, kabbalas, nabbed, nabber, nabbers, nabbing, prefabbed, prefabbing, psychobabble, psychobabbler, psychobabblers, psychobabbles, rabbet, rabbeted, rabbeting, rabbets, rabbi, rabbies, rabbin, rabbinate, rabbinates, rabbinic, rabbinical, rabbinically, rabbinism, rabbinisms, rabbins, rabbis, rabbit, rabbitbrush, rabbitbrushes, rabbited, rabbiter, rabbiters, rabbiting, rabbitries, rabbitry, rabbits, rabbity, rabble, rabbled, rabblement, rabblements, rabbler, rabblers, rabbles, rabbling, rabboni, rabbonis, rehabbed, rehabber, rehabbers, rehabbing, sabbat, sabbath, sabbaths, sabbatic, sabbatical, sabbaticals, sabbatics, sabbats, sabbed, sabbing, scabbard, scabbarded, scabbarding, scabbards, scabbed, scabbier, scabbiest, scabbily, scabbing, scabble, scabbled, scabbles, scabbling, scabby, scrabble, scrabbled, scrabbler, scrabblers, scrabbles, scrabblier, scrabbliest, scrabbling, scrabbly, shabbier, shabbiest, shabbily, shabbiness, shabbinesses, shabby, slabbed, slabber, slabbered, slabbering, slabbers, slabbery, slabbing, squabbier, squabbiest, squabble, squabbled, squabbler, squabblers, squabbles, squabbling, squabby, stabbed, stabber, stabbers, stabbing, stabbings, subabbot, subabbots, swabbed, swabber, swabbers, swabbie, swabbies, swabbing, swabby, tabbed, tabbied, tabbies, tabbing, tabbis, tabbises, tabbouleh, tabboulehs, tabby, tabbying, technobabble, technobabbles, unabbreviated, wabble, wabbled, wabbler, wabblers, wabbles, wabblier, wabbliest, wabbling, wabbly, yabber, yabbered, yabbering, yabbers. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words ending with "Abb": Dabb. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-b" | |
-1 letter: ab, ba. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-b" | |
+1 letter: abba, abbe, baba, babe, babu, baby, barb, blab. | |
+2 letters: abbas, abbes, abbey, abbot, babas, babel, babes, babka, baboo, babul, babus, barbe, barbs, blabs, bubal, cabby, cabob, gabby, kabab, kabob, kebab, nabob, rabbi, tabby. | |
+3 letters: abbacy, abbess, abbeys, abbots, absorb, babble, babels, babied, babies, babkas, babool, baboon, baboos, babuls, balboa, bamboo, baobab, barbal, barbed, barbel, barber, barbes, barbet, barbut, batboy, baubee, bauble, bawbee, bedaub, bicarb, bilboa, blabby, bobcat, bombax, bubale, bubals, bulbar, busbar, cabbed, cabbie, cabobs, crabby, dabbed, dabber, dabble, flabby, gabbed, gabber, gabble, gabbro, grabby, haboob, jabbed, jabber, jubbah, kababs, kabobs, kebabs, liblab, nabbed, nabber, nabobs, rabbet, rabbin, rabbis, rabbit, rabble, sabbat, sabbed, scabby, shabby, swabby, tabbed, tabbis, wabble, wabbly, yabber. | |
+4 letters: abbotcy, absorbs, abubble, babassu, babbitt, babbled, babbler, babbles, babesia, babiche, babools, baboons, babying, babyish, babysat, babysit, backbit, balboas, bambini, bambino, bamboos, bandbox, baobabs, barbate, barbell, barbels, barbers, barbets, barbing, barbule, barbuts, batboys, bathtub, baubees, baubles, bawbees, beanbag, bedaubs, belabor, bibasic, bicarbs, bilboas, bitable, blabbed, blabber, blaubok, bobcats, bobstay, bobtail, bogbean, bombard, bombast, brabble, bramble, brambly, bubales, bubalis, bubinga, bugaboo, bugbane, bugbear, bullbat, bumboat, busbars, buyable, buyback, cabbage, cabbala, cabbies, cabbing, cabomba, clabber, crabbed, crabber, crybaby, dabbers, dabbing, dabbled, dabbler, dabbles, drabbed, drabber, drabbet, drabble, gabbard, gabbart, gabbers, gabbier, gabbing, gabbled, gabbler, gabbles, gabbros, grabbed, grabber, grabble, haboobs, jabbers, jabbing, jubbahs, kabbala, liblabs, nabbers, nabbing, rabbets, rabbies, rabbins, rabbits, rabbity, rabbled, rabbler, rabbles, rabboni, rhubarb, ribband, rubaboo, sabbath, sabbats, sabbing, scabbed, scabble, slabbed, slabber, squabby, stabbed, stabber, subbase, subbass, swabbed, swabber, swabbie, tabbied, tabbies, tabbing, wabbled, wabbler, wabbles, yabbers. | |
+5 letters: abatable, abbacies, abbatial, abbesses, absorbed, absorber, abusable, babassus, babbitts, babblers, babbling, babesias, babiches, babirusa, babushka, babyhood, babysits, backbeat, backbend, backbite, backbone, backstab, bailable, bambinos, bankable, bankbook, barbaric, barbasco, barbecue, barbells, barbeque, barbered, barberry, barbette, barbican, barbicel, barbital, barbless, barbules, barbwire, bareback, bareboat, barrable, baseball, baseborn, bathrobe, bathtubs, bayberry, beachboy, beanbags, beanball, bearable, bearably, beatable, bedabble, bedaubed, beddable, beebread, bejabers, belabors, belabour, bendable, biblical, biddable, biddably, bilabial, billable, bilobate, bindable, birdbath, biteable, blabbers, blabbing, blackboy, blamable, blamably, blauboks, blowback, blowball, blueball, boatable, boatbill, bobstays, bobtails, bogbeans, boilable, bombards, bombasts, bombload, bondable, bookable, bootable, boxboard, brabbled, brabbler, brabbles, brambled, brambles, breadbox, bribable, brickbat, browband, browbeat, bubaline, bubingas, buckbean, buffable, bugaboos, bugbanes, bugbears, bullbats, bumboats, burnable, buybacks, cabbaged, cabbages, cabbalah, cabbalas, cabombas, clabbers, clubable, crabbers, crabbier, crabbily, crabbing, cribbage, curbable, dabblers, dabbling, drabbest, drabbets, drabbing, drabbled, drabbles, flabbier, flabbily, gabbards, gabbarts, gabbiest, gabblers, gabbling, gabbroic, gabbroid, grabbers, grabbier, grabbing, grabbled, grabbler, grabbles, jabbered, jabberer, kabbalah, kabbalas, mailbomb, nabobery, nabobess, nabobish, nabobism, obeyable, obviable, probable, probably, rabbeted, rabbinic, rabbited, rabbiter, rabbitry, rabblers, rabbling, rabbonis, reabsorb, rehabbed, rehabber, rhubarbs, ribbands, rubaboos, rubbaboo, sabbaths, sabbatic, scabbard, scabbier, scabbily, scabbing, scabbled, scabbles, scrabble, scrabbly, shabbier, shabbily, sillabub, slabbers, slabbery, slabbing, sorbable, squabble, stabbers, stabbing, subabbot, subbases, subbasin, suburban, suburbia, swabbers, swabbies, swabbing, syllabub, tabbises, tabbying, tubbable, unbarbed, wabblers, wabblier, wabbling, yabbered. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 42 42 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -... -... |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01000010 01000010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A B B |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0042 0042 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)353636 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Quotations: Non-fiction | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Names: Company Usage 7. Expressions 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Abbreviations 11. Acronyms 12. Derivations | 13. Rhymes 14. Anagrams 15. Orthography 16. Bibliography |
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