HyperDic: tb

English > 5 senses of the word Tb / TB:
NOUNsubstanceTb, terbium, atomic number 65a metallic element of the rare earth group
stateTB, tuberculosis, T.B.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 / stages)
quantityTb, terabit, Tbita unit of information equal to 1000 gigabits or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bits
quantityTB, terabytea unit of information equal to 1000 gigabytes or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bytes
quantityTB, terabyte, tebibyte, TiBa unit of information equal to 1024 gibibytes or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes
Tb / TB > pronunciation
Soundstiy'biy'
Rhymesab / Ab / AB ... zombie: 62 rhymes with biy...
English > Tb: 5 senses > noun 1, substance
MeaningA metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite.
Synonymsterbium, atomic number 65
Broadermetallic element, metalAny of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
Substance ofapatiteA common complex mineral consisting of calcium fluoride phosphate or calcium chloride phosphate
gadolinite, ytterbiteA mineral that is a source of rare earths
monaziteA reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals
Spanishnúmero atómico 65, Tb, terbio
Catalannúmero atòmic 65, Tb, terbi
English > TB: 5 senses > noun 2, state
Meaninginfection 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 / stages).
Synonymstuberculosis, T.B.
NarrowerPott's diseaseTB of the spine with destruction of vertebrae resulting in curvature of the spine
lupus vulgaristuberculosis of the skin
miliary tuberculosisAcute 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)
pulmonary tuberculosis, consumption, phthisis, wasting disease, white plagueInvolving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
scrofula, struma, king's evilA form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands
Broaderinfectious diseaseA disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
SpanishTB, tisis, tuberculosis
Catalantuberculosi, tuberculosis
English > Tb: 5 senses > noun 3, quantity
MeaningA unit of information equal to 1000 gigabits or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bits.
Synonymsterabit, Tbit
Part ofpetabit, Pbit, PbA unit of information equal to 1000 terabits or 10^15 bits
Partsgigabit, Gbit, GbA unit of information equal to 1000 megabits or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bits
Broadercomputer memory unitA unit for measuring computer memory
Spanishterabit
Catalanterabit
English > TB: 5 senses > noun 4, quantity
MeaningA unit of information equal to 1000 gigabytes or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bytes.
Synonymterabyte
Part ofpetabyte, PBA unit of information equal to 1000 terabytes or 10^15 bytes
Partsgigabyte, G, GBA unit of information equal to 1000 megabytes or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bytes
Broadercomputer memory unitA unit for measuring computer memory
Spanishterabyte
English > TB: 5 senses > noun 5, quantity
MeaningA unit of information equal to 1024 gibibytes or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes.
Synonymsterabyte, tebibyte, TiB
Part ofpetabyte, pebibyte, PB, PiBA unit of information equal to 1024 tebibytes or 2^50 bytes
Partsgigabyte, gibibyte, G, GB, GiBA unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
Broadercomputer memory unitA unit for measuring computer memory
Spanishtebibyte, terabyte, TiB
Catalantebibyte, terabyte

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