nb
IPA: nb
Root Word: NB
noun
- (US, aviation) Initialism of NASA research bomber plane. (prefix code in designations)
- (sports) Initialism of national best.
- Abbreviation of newborn. [A recently born baby.]
- Abbreviation of neuroblast. [The embryonic cell that develops into a nerve cell]
- (oncology) Abbreviation of neuroblastoma. [(oncology) A form of cancer that affects the ganglia in various parts of the body]
- (cytology) Initialism of nuclear body. [(cytology) A membraneless structure found in the cell nuclei of eukaryotic cells.]
- (statistics) Initialism of negative binomial.
- (Canada) Initialism of New Brunswick, a Canadian province. [A province in eastern Canada. Capital: Fredericton.]
- Abbreviation of West Nusa Tenggara, a province of Indonesia. [A province of Indonesia.]
- (Hong Kong) Initialism of Narcotics Bureau.
- (cricket) Initialism of no ball. [(cricket) A ball delivered by a bowler in violation of any of the various laws; the extra run then credited to the batting side; the signal, with an arm outstretched, then made by the umpire.]
- Abbreviation of nanobel. [(physics) A unit of power equal to 10⁻⁹ of a bel; abbreviated as nB]
adjective
- Initialism of northbound. [Heading or moving in a northerly direction.]
- Initialism of non-binary. [Not binary.]
- Initialism of nonblack. [Not black in colour.]
- Alternative form of NB: initialism of non-binary.
adverb
- Abbreviation of northbound. [Towards the north.]
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Examples of "nb" in Sentences
- NB this is a top ranked journal.
- NB the SELF portion of the administration.
- NB, none of this is not unique in the world.
- NB local usage is river chew not chew river.
- NB not that this is important but I'm agnostic.
- Nb also the extraterritorial Properties of the Holy See.
- The routine NBS is accurate for detection of galactosemia.
- But I do think NB hasn't had the chance to smoulder in a long, long time.
- Ductile metal alloys of compositions in the Be Nb Zr system are provided.
- Galactosemia is normally first detected through newborn screening, or NBS.
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