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NB
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something
Example:
the margins of his book were generously supplied with pencilled NBs
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("NB" is a kind of...):
annotation; notation; note (a comment or instruction (usually added))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A soft grey ductile metallic element used in alloys; occurs in niobite; formerly called columbium
Synonyms:
atomic number 41; Nb; niobium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Nb" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Nb"):
columbium (a former name for niobium)
Holonyms ("Nb" is a substance of...):
columbite; niobite (a black mineral that is an ore of niobium and tantalum)
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