ob.

¹

abbreviation

1. he died; she died.

ob.

²

abbreviation

1. incidentally.

ob.

³

abbreviation

1. oboe.

2. Meteorology.,  observation.

Ob

⁴

[awb, ob, awp]

noun

1. a river in the W Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NW to the Gulf of Ob. 2,500 miles (4,025 km) long.

2. Gulf of, an inlet of the Arctic Ocean. About 500 miles (800 km) long.

OB

⁵

abbreviation

1. Medicine/Medical.,  Also ob

   1. obstetric.

   2. obstetrician.

   3. obstetrics.

2. off Broadway.

3. opening of books.

4. ordered back.

ob-

⁶

1. a prefix meaning “toward,” “to,” “on,” “over,” “against,” originally occurring in loanwords from Latin, but now used also, with the sense of “reversely,” “inversely,” to form New Latin and English scientific terms: object; obligate; oblanceolate.

O.B.

⁷

Or O/B.

abbreviation

1. opening of books.

2. ordered back.

ob.

¹

abbreviation

1. (on tombstones) obiit

2. obiter

3. oboe

OB

²

abbreviation

1. Old Boy

2. outside broadcast

Ob

³

/ ɔpj /

noun

1. a river in N central Russia, formed at Bisk by the confluence of the Biya and Katun Rivers and flowing generally north to the Gulf of Ob (an inlet of the Arctic Ocean): one of the largest rivers in the world, with a drainage basin of about 2 930 000 sq km (1 131 000 sq miles). Length: 3682 km (2287 miles)

ob-

⁴

prefix

1. inverse or inversely

   obovate

Word History and Origins

Origin of ob.¹

From the Latin word obiit

Origin of ob.²

From the Latin word obiter

Origin of ob.³

Middle English (from Old French ) from Latin, representing ob (preposition); in some scientific terms, from New Latin, Latin ob- (prefix)

Word History and Origins

Origin of ob.¹

(for sense 1) Latin: he (or she) died; (for sense 2) Latin: incidentally; in passing

Origin of ob.²

from Old French, from Latin ob. In compound words of Latin origin, ob- (and oc-, of-, op- ) indicates: to, towards ( object ); against ( oppose ); away from ( obsolete ); before ( obstetric ); down, over ( obtect ); for the sake of ( obsecrate ); and is used as an intensifier ( oblong )

Example Sentences

Her insurance only covers OB/GYN care within the Dignity Health network, so she went to Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2011, another Angara An-24 crashed into the Ob river in Siberia, killing seven passengers.

From BBC

She was told to follow up with her OB at her next appointment in three days.

From Salon

Endeavor said it will sell two of its properties to OB Global Holdings LLC, in a management buyout backed by Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel.

From Los Angeles Times

Vaughn, a D.C. correspondent for the business network since 2016, was told during a routine OB appointment that it was baby time, she told People exclusively.

From Los Angeles Times