sorb

[ sawrb ]

/ sɔrb /

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noun

a European tree, Sorbus domestica.

Also called sorb apple. the fruit of this tree.

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Origin of sorb

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

OTHER WORDS FROM sorb

sorbic, adjective

Words nearby sorb

sop up, Sopwith, sora, soralium, Sorata, sorb, sorbate, sorbefacient, sorbent, sorbet, Sorbian

Other definitions for sorb (2 of 3)

sorb²

[ sawrb ]

/ sɔrb /

verb (used with object) Chemistry.

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

Origin of sorb

1905–10; extracted from absorb and adsorb

OTHER WORDS FROM sorb

sorb·a·ble, adjectivesorb·a·bil·i·ty, noun

Other definitions for sorb (3 of 3)

Sorb

[ sawrb ]

/ sɔrb /

noun

a Wend.

Origin of Sorb

1835–45; <German Sorbe ≪ Lusatian serbje, serbjo

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How to use sorb in a sentence

Sorb, sorb, n. one of a Slavonic race in Saxony and the neighbouring parts of Prussia.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
His fleshy breve was altered into an eyelike sorb; his magn had swelled and developed into a third arm, springing from the breast.
A Voyage to Arcturus|David Lindsay
If you attempt to pass through Ifdawn without a sorb, you are simply committing suicide.
A Voyage to Arcturus|David Lindsay
Spadevil pressed his hand on her sorb and kept it there for a few minutes, while he closed his own eyes.
A Voyage to Arcturus|David Lindsay

When he removed it, Maskull observed that the sorb was transformed into twin membranes like Spadevil's own.
A Voyage to Arcturus|David Lindsay

British Dictionary definitions for sorb (1 of 2)

sorb

/ (sɔːb) /

noun

another name for service tree (def. 1)

any of various related trees, esp the mountain ash

Also called: sorb apple the fruit of any of these trees

Derived forms of sorb

sorbic, adjective

Word Origin for sorb

C16: from Latin sorbus the sorb, service tree

British Dictionary definitions for sorb (2 of 2)

Sorb

/ (sɔːb) /

noun

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 called: Wend, Lusatian

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