Cb

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Symbol, Chemistry.

columbium.

CB

Citizens Band.
Military. construction battalion.
continental breakfast.

C.B.¹

Bachelor of Surgery.

Origin of C.B.¹

From the Latin word Chīrurgiae Baccalaureus

C.B.²

British. Companion of the Bath.

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Examples from the Web for cb

Contemporary Examples

CB: She must do everything she can to have as normal a life as possible.
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January 20, 2009

Historical Examples

A Red force is reported to be advancing from the north on Kickapoo (cb').
Manual of Military Training
James A. Moss
Similarly, po is the reaction at B and shear at any point of CB.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3
Various
Cb Enter alphabetically, names of authors, with the title of their works, one author to a line.
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John Cotton Dana
Hence set out the possible direction of B′s motion in the velocity diagram, namely cb1, at right angles to CB.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8
Various
The tube, CB, Figure 4, has the same bore as the measuring tube in order to avoid corrections for capillarity.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 303
Various

British Dictionary definitions for cb

cb

abbreviation for

centre of buoyancy (of a boat, etc)

Cb

the chemical symbol for

columbium

CB

abbreviation for

Citizens' Band
Companion of the (Order of the) Bath (an English title)
County Borough
(in Canada) Cape Breton Island

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Word Origin and History for cb

CB

1959, abbreviation of citizens' band (radio).

cb in Medicine

CB

(sē-bē′)

A bipolar lead of an electrocardiograph that has electrodes attached to the chest and back.

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Examples from the Web for cb

Contemporary Examples

CB: She must do everything she can to have as normal a life as possible.

Historical Examples

A Red force is reported to be advancing from the north on Kickapoo (cb').

Similarly, po is the reaction at B and shear at any point of CB.

Cb Enter alphabetically, names of authors, with the title of their works, one author to a line.

Hence set out the possible direction of B′s motion in the velocity diagram, namely cb1, at right angles to CB.

The tube, CB, Figure 4, has the same bore as the measuring tube in order to avoid corrections for capillarity.

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Word Origin and History for cb

CB

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C.B.¹

Origin of C.B.¹

C.B.²