mb

¹ American  

Physics.

1. millibar; millibars.

2. millibarn; millibarns.

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Mb ² American  

Computers.

1. megabit; megabits.

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MB ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Manitoba, Canada (approved for postal use).

2. Computers. megabyte; megabytes.

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M.B. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

Chiefly British.

1. Bachelor of Medicine.

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MB ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Bachelor of Medicine

2. maternity benefit

3. (esp in postal addresses) Manitoba

4. (in Canada) Medal of Bravery

5. computing megabyte

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Mb ² British  

abbreviation

1. megabit

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mb ³ British  

symbol

1. millibar

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Mb ¹ Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of megabit

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MB ² Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of megabyte

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mb ³ Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of millibar

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Etymology

Origin of M.B.

From New Latin Medicinae Baccalaureus

Example Sentences

It was tied for the ninth strongest storm on landfall, far behind the 1935 Labor Day storm’s 892 mb and even 2005’s Katrina, which had lower wind speeds but a pressure of 920 millibars.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2021

Maximum sustained winds were 105 mph with a minimum central pressure of 965 mb.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2020

Pictures should ideally be 300 dpi and 1 mb.

From The Guardian • Jun. 13, 2012

Happy New Year, National Geographic: Thanks to you, you helped me manage to get One Perfect Gift for my husband with your Complete National Geographic on a 160 mb hard drive.

From Newsweek • Dec. 30, 2009

While I am still able, I go about the business of healing, crushing leaves of me to mb on aching joints and applying poultices to clear the lungs.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein