LB

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

16 ounces avoirdupois

Example:

he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds

Synonyms:

lb; pound

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("lb" is a kind of...):

avoirdupois unit (any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights)

Meronyms (parts of "lb"):

ounce; oz. (a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams)

half pound (8 ounces avoirdupois)

Holonyms ("lb" is a part of...):

stone (an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds)

quarter (a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds))