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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

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I have said nothing yet of the proportion of the height of Yb to its width, nor of that of Yb and Xb to each other.

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

Under such circumstances, it is well to exhibit the lower tiers of the foundation as well as Yb and Xb.

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

But the limits of the height of Yb may be thus generally stated.

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

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

Suppose we were to put a spur or prop to Xb at each corner, so as to hold it fast in the centre of Yb.

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