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sorb

1

[ sawrb ]

noun

  1. a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
  2. Also called sorb apple. the fruit of this tree.


sorb

2

[ sawrb ]

verb (used with object)

, Chemistry.
  1. to gather on a surface either by absorption, adsorption, or a combination of the two processes.

Sorb

3

[ sawrb ]

noun

  1. a Wend.

Sorb

1

/ sɔːb /

noun

  1. a member of a Slavonic people living chiefly in the rural areas of E Germany between the upper reaches of the Oder and Elbe rivers (Lusatia) Also calledWendLusatian
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


sorb

2

/ sɔːb /

noun

  1. another name for service tree
  2. any of various related trees, esp the mountain ash
  3. Also calledsorb apple the fruit of any of these trees
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈsorbic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • sorbic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sorb1

1520–30; < Latin sorbum serviceberry and sorbus service tree

Origin of sorb2

1905–10; extracted from absorb and adsorb

Origin of sorb3

1835–45; < German Sorbe ≪ Lusatian serbje, serbjo
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sorb1

C16: from Latin sorbus the sorb, service tree
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Example Sentences

Sorb, sorb, n. one of a Slavonic race in Saxony and the neighbouring parts of Prussia.

His fleshy breve was altered into an eyelike sorb; his magn had swelled and developed into a third arm, springing from the breast.

If you attempt to pass through Ifdawn without a sorb, you are simply committing suicide.

Spadevil pressed his hand on her sorb and kept it there for a few minutes, while he closed his own eyes.

When he removed it, Maskull observed that the sorb was transformed into twin membranes like Spadevil's own.

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