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Definitions: Nb |
NbNoun1. Soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys; occurs in niobite; formerly called columbium 2: a Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something; "the margins of his book were generously supplied with pencilled NBs" NbE n : the compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north NbW n : the compass point that is one point west of due north NC n : a state in sou. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Computing | NB C. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| 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 |
NB | Dutch | Smalbandig | Electrical Engineering |
NB | English | Nucleate boiling | Nuclear Energy & Physics |
NB | Greek | κανονική ριπή | Computing |
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Synonyms: NbSynonyms: atomic number 41 (n), catch a wink (n), catnap (n), national socialism (n), niobium (n), north by east (n), north by west (n), nota bene (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: unmyelinated (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Nb |
| Specialty definitions using "Nb": N.B., niobium nitride. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Nb" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. German (nb). |
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Movie/TV Titles | NB - 11 'Crvena Zvijezda' (1979) | |
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High Tech |
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Economic History | Netherlands | The NB is of the opinion that, even if adjusted for the fiscal impact on inflation created by an increase in indirect taxes, core inflation remains at an alarming 3.9 percent. (references) |
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| "Nb" is generally used as an unclassified items -- approximately 96.64% of the time. "Nb" is used about 119 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 |
| Unclassified Items | 96.64% | 115 | 30,138 |
| Noun (common) | 3.36% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 119 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; 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 |
nb | 268 |
nb ridaz | 217 |
nb 1lh | 82 |
nb 2l | 69 |
nb rider | 69 |
moncton nb | 66 |
saint john nb | 58 |
election nb | 58 |
nb tel | 52 |
nb tourism | 50 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "Nb"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Czech | nota bene, niobium, všimnìte si. (various references) | |
German | nota bene, nb. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | nbay.(various references) | |
Spanish | nótese bien (n.b., nota bene). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words containing "Nb": beanbag, beanbags, beanball, beanballs, betweenbrain, betweenbrains, bonbon, bonbons, boysenberries, boysenberry, buttonball, buttonballs, buttonbush, buttonbushes, cannonball, cannonballed, cannonballing, cannonballs, chinbone, chinbones, cornball, cornballs, cornbread, cornbreads, cranberries, cranberry, dieffenbachia, dieffenbachias, downbeat, downbeats, downburst, downbursts, finback, finbacks, greenback, greenbacker, greenbackers, greenbackism, greenbackisms, greenbacks, greenbelt, greenbelts, greenbrier, greenbriers, greenbug, greenbugs, gunboat, gunboats, henbane, henbanes, henbit, henbits, hereinbefore, hereinbelow, hornbeam, hornbeams, hornbill, hornbills, hornblende, hornblendes, hornblendic, hornbook, hornbooks, hymnbook, hymnbooks, inbeing, inbeings, inboard, inboards, inborn, inbound, inbounded, inbounding, inbounds, inbreathe, inbreathed, inbreathes, inbreathing, inbred, inbreds, inbreed, inbreeding, inbreedings, inbreeds, inbuilt, inburst, inbursts, inby, inbye, ironbark, ironbarks, ironbound, johnboat, johnboats, kanban, kanbans, lingonberries, lingonberry, loganberries, loganberry, moonbeam, moonbeams, moonbow, moonbows, nonbacterial, nonbank, nonbanking, nonbanks, nonbarbiturate, nonbarbiturates, nonbasic, nonbearing, nonbehavioral, nonbeing, nonbeings, nonbelief, nonbeliefs, nonbeliever, nonbelievers, nonbelligerencies, nonbelligerency, nonbelligerent, nonbelligerents, nonbetting, nonbibliographic, nonbinary, nonbinding, nonbiodegradable, nonbiodegradables, nonbiographical, nonbiological, nonbiologically, nonbiologist, nonbiologists, nonbiting, nonblack, nonblacks, nonbodies, nonbody, nonbonded, nonbonding, nonbook, nonbooks, nonbotanist, nonbotanists, nonbrand, nonbreakable, nonbreathing, nonbreeder, nonbreeders, nonbreeding, nonbreedings, nonbroadcast, nonbroadcasts, nonbuilding, nonbuildings, nonburnable, nonbusiness, nonbuying, onboard, ovenbird, ovenbirds, oxyphenbutazone, oxyphenbutazones, panbroil, panbroiled, panbroiling, panbroils, pawnbroker, pawnbrokers, pawnbroking, pawnbrokings, pinball, pinballs, pinbone, pinbones, rainband, rainbands, rainbird, rainbirds, rainbow, rainbowlike, rainbows, renminbi, rowanberries, rowanberry, runback, runbacks, salmonberries, salmonberry, sanbenito, sanbenitos, shinbone, shinbones, signboard, signboards, spoonbill, spoonbills, spunbonded, steenbok, steenboks, steinbok, steinboks, sunback, sunbaked, sunbath, sunbathe, sunbathed, sunbather, sunbathers, sunbathes, sunbathing, sunbaths, sunbeam, sunbeams, sunbeamy, sunbelt, sunbelts, sunbird, sunbirds, sunblock, sunblocks, sunbonnet, sunbonnets, sunbow, sunbows, sunburn, sunburned, sunburning, sunburns, sunburnt, sunburst, sunbursts, tanbark, tanbarks, thornback, thornbacks, thornbush, thornbushes, trainband, trainbands, trainbearer, trainbearers, turnbuckle, turnbuckles, twinberries, twinberry, twinborn, unbacked, unbaked, unbalance, unbalanced, unbalances, unbalancing, unballasted, unban, unbandage, unbandaged, unbandages, unbandaging, unbanned, unbanning, unbans, unbaptized, unbar, unbarbed, unbarbered, unbarred, unbarricaded, unbarring, unbars, unbased, unbated, unbathed, unbe, unbear, unbearable, unbearably, unbeared, unbearing, unbears, unbeatable, unbeatably, unbeaten, unbeautiful, unbeautifully, unbecoming, unbecomingly, unbecomingness, unbecomingnesses, unbefitting, unbeholden, unbeknown, unbeknownst, unbelief, unbeliefs, unbelievable, unbelievably, unbeliever, unbelievers, unbelieving, unbelievingly, unbelligerent, unbeloved, unbelt, unbelted, unbelting, unbelts, unbemused, unbend, unbendable, unbended, unbending, unbends, unbenign, unbent, unbeseeming, unbiased, unbiasedness, unbiasednesses, unbiblical, unbid, unbidden, unbilled, unbind, unbinding, unbinds, unbitted, unbitten, unbitter, unblamed, unbleached, unblemished, unblenched, unblended, unblessed, unblest, unblinded, unblinking, unblinkingly, unblock, unblocked, unblocking, unblocks, unblooded, unbloodied, unbloody, unblushing, unblushingly, unbodied, unbolt, unbolted, unbolting, unbolts, unboned, unbonnet, unbonneted, unbonneting, unbonnets, unbookish, unborn, unbosom, unbosomed, unbosoming, unbosoms, unbought, unbouncy, unbound, unbounded, unboundedness, unboundednesses, unbowdlerized, unbowed, unbox, unboxed, unboxes, unboxing, unbrace, unbraced, unbraces, unbracing, unbracketed, unbraid, unbraided, unbraiding, unbraids, unbrake, unbraked, unbrakes, unbraking, unbranched, unbranded, unbreachable, unbreakable, unbreathable, unbred, unbreech, unbreeched, unbreeches, unbreeching, unbridgeable. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words containing the letters "b-n" | |
+1 letter: ban, ben, bin, bun, nab, neb, nib, nob, nub. | |
+2 letters: band, bane, bang, bani, bank, bans, barn, bean, been, bend, bene, bens, bent, bind, bine, bins, bint, blin, bond, bone, bong, bonk, bony, boon, born, bran, bren, brin, bund, bung, bunk, bunn, buns, bunt, burn, ebon, inby, knob, nabe, nabs, nebs, nibs, nobs, nubs, numb, snib, snob, snub, unbe. | |
+3 letters: aboon, bacon, bairn, banal, banco, bands, bandy, baned, banes, bangs, banjo, banks, banns, banty, barns, barny, baron, basin, baton, beano, beans, began, begin, begun, being, bench, bends, bendy, benes, benne, benni, benny, bents, beton, bhang, binal, bindi, binds, bines, binge, bingo, binit, bints, biont, bison, blain, bland, blank, blawn, blend, blent, blind, blini, blink, blond, blown, blunt, bogan, boing, bonds, boned, boner, bones, boney, bongo, bongs, bonks, bonne, bonny, bonus, bonze, boons, borne, boron, boson, bosun, bound, bourn, brain, brand, brank, brans, brant, brawn, brens, brent, brine, bring, brink, brins, briny, bronc, brown, bruin, brunt, bunch, bunco, bunds, bundt, bungs, bunko, bunks, bunns, bunny, bunts, bunya, buran, burin, burns, burnt, bwana, cabin, ebons, ebony, goban, inbye, knobs, leben, nabes, nabis, nabob, nawab, nimbi, nobby, noble, nobly, nubby, nubia, numbs, robin, sabin, snibs, snobs, snubs, tabun, unban, unbar, unbid, unbox, urban, zineb. | |
+4 letters: ablins, abound, absent, abying, albino, ameban, anabas, auburn, baaing, baboon, bacons, badman, badmen, bagman, bagmen, bagnio, bairns, baking, baleen, baling, ballon, banana, bancos, banded, bander, bandit, bandog, banged, banger, bangle, banian, baning, banish, banjax, banjos, banked, banker, banned, banner, bannet, bantam, banter, banyan, banzai, baring, barman, barmen, barong, barons, barony, barren, baryon, basing, basins, basion, bating, batman, batmen, batons, batten, baying, bayman, baymen, beacon, beaned, beanie, beanos, beaten, beckon, bedamn, bedpan, beduin, begins, begone, behind, beings, beknot, belong, bemean, bemoan, bename, benday, bended, bendee, bender, bendys, benign, bennes, bennet, bennis, benumb, benzal, benzin, benzol, benzyl, berlin, besnow, betons, betony, beyond, bezant, bhangs, bicorn, bicron, bidden, biding, biffin, biggin, biking, bikini, billon, binary, binate, binder, bindis, bindle, binged, binger, binges, bingos, binits, binned, binocs, biogen, bionic, bionts, biotin, bisons, biting, bitten, bizone, blains, blanch, blanks, blazon, blench, blende, blends, blenny, blinds, blinis, blinks, blintz, blonde, blonds, bluing, blunge, blunts, bobbin, boding, bodkin, boffin, bogans, bohunk, bolson, bonaci, bonbon, bonded, bonder, bonduc, boners, bonged, bongos, bonier, boning, bonita, bonito, bonked, bonnes, bonnet, bonnie, bonsai, bonzer, bonzes, booing, borane, boreen, boring, borons, bosons, boston, bosuns, botany, bounce, bouncy, bounds, bounty, bourne, bourns, bouton, bovine, bowfin, bowing, bowman, bowmen, boxing, brains, brainy, branch, brands, brandy, branks, branny, brants, brawns, brawny, brazen, brents, brined, briner, brines, brings, brinks, briony, brogan, broken, bromin, bronco, broncs, bronze, bronzy, browns, browny, brucin, bruins, brunch, brunet, brunts, bryony, bumkin, bunchy, buncos, bundle, bundts, bunged, bungee, bungle, bunion, bunked, bunker, bunkos, bunkum, bunted, bunter, bunyas, burans, burden, burins, burned, burner, burnet, burnie, burton, busing, buskin, busman, busmen, butane, butene, button, buying, bwanas, bygone, byline, byname, byrnie, byzant, cabana, cabins, cabman, cabmen, carbon, cobnut, confab, corban, cubing, debone, debunk, dobbin, doblon, dobson, dubbin, ebbing, embank, enable, enrobe, entomb, enwomb, fibrin, gabion, gaboon, gibbon, gibing, gibson, globin, gobang, gobans, goblin, gobony, graben, gybing, henbit, hobnob, inborn, inbred, incubi, indaba, intomb, jibing, kanban, knobby, knubby, lebens, lubing, milneb, nabbed, nabber, nabobs, nawabs, nearby, nebula, nebule, nebuly, newbie, nibbed, nibble, nimble, nimbly, nimbus, niobic, nobble, nobler, nobles, nobody, nubbin, nubble, nubbly, nubias, nubile, numbat, numbed, number, numbly, oblong, obtain, obtund, orbing, rabbin, rebind, reborn, riband, ribbon, roband, robbin, robing, robins, rurban, sabine, sabins, snobby, snubby, subnet, suborn, sunbow, tabuns, tubing, turban, unable, unbans, unbars, unbear, unbelt, unbend, unbent, unbind, unbolt, unborn, unbred, unbusy, uncurb, unrobe, upbind, urbane, zinebs. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4E 62 |
| 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)01001110 01100010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N b |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 0062 |
| 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)4868 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Usage Frequency 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Abbreviations 11. Acronyms 12. Derivations | 13. Anagrams 14. Orthography 15. Bibliography |
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