Sb

Symbol, Chemistry.

antimony.

Origin of Sb

From the Late Latin word stibium

Words Nearby Sb

Other definitions for SB (2 of 6)

abbreviation

U.S. Government. Senate Bill.

Other definitions for sb. (3 of 6)

sb.

abbreviation

substantive.

Other definitions for s.b. (4 of 6)

s.b.

abbreviation

Baseball. stolen base; stolen bases.

Other definitions for S.B. (5 of 6)

S.B.¹

abbreviation

Bachelor of Science.

Origin of S.B.

⁵

From Latin Scientiae Baccalaureus

Other definitions for S.B. (6 of 6)

S.B.²

abbreviation

South Britain (England and Wales).

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How to use Sb in a sentence

I emailed Robby Kalland, who previously covered the Hawks for three years with Score Atlanta, Sb Nation, and Hawks.com.
Racism or Exit Strategy for Atlanta Hawks Owner Bruce Levenson? | Robert Silverman | September 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Sb Nation and their Swish Appeal site do a pretty bang-up job, as well.
Women's Sports Are Getting Less Airtime | Evelyn Shoop | August 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The tragic fact is that rape can and does happen within marriages: once again, Sb 967 does nothing to address that.
Does California’s College Rape Bill Go Too Far In Regulating Sex? | Emma Woolf | June 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Sb 967 is designed to make it clear that only “yes” means “yes.”
Does California’s College Rape Bill Go Too Far In Regulating Sex? | Emma Woolf | June 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
By one count, 20 industry lobbyists were in the halls trying to scuttle Sb 962 as it came to a vote nine days later.
Murdered for Her iPhone | Michael Daly | May 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

Both in the present passage and in the Pardoner's Prologue the verb to erme is used with the same Sb., viz.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey Chaucer
Sb is the primitive radius of the club tooth wheel, but both primitive and real radius of the ratchet wheel.
An Analysis of the Lever Escapement | H. R. Playtner
I bid for him for bail; mainprise being a Sb., and him a dative case.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales | Geoffrey Chaucer
If sarsinesshe can be taken as a Sb., it may refer to sarsnet.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) -- Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes | Geoffrey Chaucer
Morris has Reues; but his Glossary has: 'Reues, or reyes, Sb.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7) | Geoffrey Chaucer

British Dictionary definitions for sb (1 of 3)

the internet domain name for

Solomon Islands

British Dictionary definitions for Sb (2 of 3)

the chemical symbol for

antimony

Origin of Sb

from New Latin stibium

British Dictionary definitions for sb. (3 of 3)

sb.

abbreviation for

substantive

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