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TB

abbr.
1. tailback
2. terabyte
3. trial balance
4. also t.b.
a. tubercle bacillus
b. tuberculosis

Tb 1

The symbol for terbium.

Tb 2

abbr. Bible
Tobit
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tb

abbreviation for
1. (Commerce) trial balance
2. (Pathology) Also: TB tuberculosis

Tb

the chemical symbol for
(Elements & Compounds) terbium

TB

abbreviation for
1. (Military) torpedo boat
2. (Pathology) Also: tb tuberculosis
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TB

or tb,

1. tubercle bacillus.
2. tuberculosis.

Tb


Chem. Symbol.
terbium.
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Tb

The symbol for terbium.

TB

Abbreviation of tuberculosis
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.TB - a metallic element of the rare earth groupTb - a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite
atomic number 65, terbium
metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
apatite - a common complex mineral consisting of calcium fluoride phosphate or calcium chloride phosphate; a source of phosphorus
gadolinite, ytterbite - a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium
monazite - a reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals; an important source of thorium and cerium
2.TB - 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)TB - 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)
T.B., tuberculosis
infectious disease - a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
Pott's disease - TB of the spine with destruction of vertebrae resulting in curvature of the spine
miliary tuberculosis - acute tuberculosis characterized by the appearance of tiny tubercles on one or more organs of the body (presumably resulting from tubercle bacilli being spread in the bloodstream)
phthisis, pulmonary tuberculosis, wasting disease, white plague, consumption - involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
king's evil, struma - a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands
lupus vulgaris - tuberculosis of the skin; appears first on the face and heals slowly leaving deep scars
3.Tb - a unit of information equal to 1000 gigabits or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bits
Tbit, terabit
computer memory unit - a unit for measuring computer memory
Gbit, gigabit, Gb - a unit of information equal to 1000 megabits or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bits
Pbit, petabit, Pb - a unit of information equal to 1000 terabits or 10^15 bits
4.TB - a unit of information equal to 1000 gigabytes or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bytes
terabyte
computer memory unit - a unit for measuring computer memory
gigabyte, GB, G - a unit of information equal to 1000 megabytes or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bytes
petabyte, PB - a unit of information equal to 1000 terabytes or 10^15 bytes
5.TB - a unit of information equal to 1024 gibibytes or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes
tebibyte, TiB, terabyte
computer memory unit - a unit for measuring computer memory
GiB, gibibyte, gigabyte, GB, G - a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
pebibyte, PiB, petabyte, PB - a unit of information equal to 1024 tebibytes or 2^50 bytes
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Translations
TBC
tuberkolose
tuberkuloosi
TB
結核
결핵균
tbc
โรควัณโรค
bệnh lao

TB

[ˌtiːˈbiː] n abbr (=tuberculosis) → TB f(= tuberculose)T-bar [ˈtiːbɑːr] n (= lift) → pioches fpl
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TB

abbr of tuberculosis → Tb f, → Tbc f
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TB

[ˌtiːˈbiː] n abbr =tuberculosis → TBC f
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TB

→ سُلّ TBC tuberkolose TBC φυματίωση tuberculosis tuberkuloosi tuberculose TB TBC 結核 결핵균 tb tuberkolose gruźlica tuberculose туберкулез tbc โรควัณโรค tüberküloz bệnh lao 肺结核
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TB

V. tuberculosis.
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