Ab
1Av.
Other definitions for AB (3 of 8)
Nautical. able seaman.
U.S. Air Force. Airman Basic.
Alberta, Canada (approved for postal use).
antiballistic; antiballistic missile.
Other definitions for AB (4 of 8)
a major blood group usually enabling a person whose blood is of this type to donate blood to persons of type AB and to receive blood from persons of type O, A, B, or AB.
- Compare ABO system.
Other definitions for ab- (5 of 8)
a formal element occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “away from”: abdicate; abolition.
Origin of ab-
5Other definitions for ab. (6 of 8)
about.
Baseball. (times) at bat.
Other definitions for A.B. (7 of 8)
Origin of A.B.
7Other definitions for A.B. (8 of 8)
Nautical. able seaman.
Baseball. (times) at bat.: Also a.b.
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How to use Ab in a sentence
“M-a-l-l-e-a-b-l-e,” said Arvind, who wants to go to Harvard.
Queens Phenom Goes for Redemption at National Spelling Bee Finals | Michael Daly | March 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTInstead, I'm going to do some focus grouping and A/B testing to scientifically determine which headlines work the best.
You And All Your Friends Must Read This Story Right Now, Or You Will Probably Die | Megan McArdle | March 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe company, A. B. Planners, won the tender to build the moshav with at a cost of $400 million.
The difference is that they are conjunct, whereas in the primitive standard octave (e—e) the tetrachords are disjunct (e-a b-e).
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music | David Binning MonroThis must refer to an octave scale of the form b c d e f g a b, consisting of the two tetrachords b-e and e-a, and the tone a-b.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music | David Binning Monro
In ancient language, the tetrachord Synmmenn (a-b♭-c-d) takes the place of the tetrachord Diezeugmenn.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music | David Binning MonroThis simplified method made learning music as easy as A-B-C!
Connect the ends of the tube to the terminals of a static machine or of an induction coil, a-b.
Physics | Willis Eugene Tower
British Dictionary definitions for Ab (1 of 4)
/ (æb) /
a variant of Av
British Dictionary definitions for AB (2 of 4)
Also: a.b. able-bodied seaman
(in the US) Bachelor of Arts
(esp in postal addresses) Alberta (Canada)
a human blood type of the ABO group, containing both the A antigen and the B antigen
British Dictionary definitions for ab- (3 of 4)
away from; off; outside of; opposite to: abnormal; abaxial; aboral
Origin of ab-
3British Dictionary definitions for ab- (4 of 4)
denoting a cgs unit of measurement in the electromagnetic system: abvolt
Origin of ab-
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