Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Jump To:

Yb

1 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. ytterbium.


YB 2 American  
Symbol.
  1. yottabyte.


Y.B. 3 American  
Or YB

abbreviation

  1. yearbook.


Yb British  

symbol

  1. ytterbium

"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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

We will have the spur, or small buttress, sloping straight from the corner of Yb up to the top of Xb, and as seen from above, of the shape of a triangle.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John

We will take X and Y there, and we must necessarily gather them together as we did Xb and Yb in Chap.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John

But Yb may be expanded into a pentagon, hexagon, or polygon; and Xb then may have five, six, or many spurs.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John

Suppose, then, instead of taking so much trouble with the member Yb, we save time and labor, and leave it a 79 square block.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John

The three courses below are octagonal, with their sides set across the angles of the innermost octagon, Yb.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "Yb" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com