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kilobar; kilobars.

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Words nearby kb

kazatsky, Kazbek, Kaz Daği, Kazin, kazoo, kb, K.B.E., KBP, Kbps, kbyte, kc

Other definitions for kb (2 of 4)

Computers.

kilobit; kilobits.

Other definitions for kb (3 of 4)

Chess. king's bishop.

Computers. kilobyte; kilobytes.

Other definitions for kb (4 of 4)

K.B.

abbreviation

King's Bench.

Knight Bachelor.

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How to use kb in a sentence

My 1985 computer boasted 310 kB of storage and communicated at a screaming 300 bits per second.
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The same year, KB hired Martha Stewart to appear in their ads.
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To find the angular acceleration A, draw kt, bt respectively parallel to and at right angles to the link KB.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8|Various
Ehwald favoured quod (KB 48), but all except one of the passages he cited are instances of quod superest or quod reliquum est.
The Last Poems of Ovid|Ovid

Kb Daishi was a posthumous title, and it is by this title that he is generally known.
Myths & Legends of Japan|F. Hadland (Frederick Hadland) Davis
While still in China Kb Daishi met a boy standing by the side of a river.
Myths & Legends of Japan|F. Hadland (Frederick Hadland) Davis
On one occasion Kb Daishi omitted the ten on a tablet placed above one of the gates of the Emperor's palace.
Myths & Legends of Japan|F. Hadland (Frederick Hadland) Davis

British Dictionary definitions for kb (1 of 3)

abbreviation for

kilobar

British Dictionary definitions for kb (2 of 3)

kb

abbreviation for

computing kilobit

British Dictionary definitions for kb (3 of 3)

abbreviation for

(in Britain) King's Bench

(in Britain) Knight Bachelor

computing kilobyte

symbol for

chess king's bishop

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Scientific definitions for kb (1 of 2)

Abbreviation of kilobit

Scientific definitions for kb (2 of 2)

Abbreviation of kilobyte