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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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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

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

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

XI.; but I shall only draw the shaft and its two essential members of base, Xb and Yb, as explained at p.

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

There is surely still an appearance of separation between Xb and Yb, as if the one might slip off the other.

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