Definition of Tb

1. Noun. A metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite.

Exact synonyms: Atomic Number 65, Terbium
Generic synonyms: Metal, Metallic Element
Substance meronyms: Apatite, Gadolinite, Ytterbite, Monazite

2. Noun. Infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages).

3. Noun. A unit of information equal to 1000 gigabits or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bits.
Exact synonyms: Tbit, Terabit
Generic synonyms: Computer Memory Unit
Terms within: Gb, Gbit, Gigabit
Group relationships: Pb, Pbit, Petabit

4. Noun. A unit of information equal to 1000 gigabytes or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bytes.
Exact synonyms: Terabyte
Generic synonyms: Computer Memory Unit
Terms within: G, Gb, Gigabyte
Group relationships: Pb, Petabyte

5. Noun. A unit of information equal to 1024 gibibytes or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes.
Exact synonyms: Tebibyte, Terabyte, Tib
Generic synonyms: Computer Memory Unit
Terms within: G, Gb, Gib, Gibibyte, Gigabyte
Group relationships: Pb, Pebibyte, Petabyte, Pib

Medical Definition of Tb

1. Commonly used abbreviation for tuberculosis. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tb

Taylor's apparatus
Taylor's disease
Taylor's splint
Taymyr Peninsula
tayra
tayra
tayras
tays
tazel
Tazicef
Tazir crime
tazza
tazzas
tazze
TB
TB
TbetaR-II kinase
TbetaR-I kinase
TBG
TBI
Tbilisi
tBoc
TBP
TBPA
TBV
TBW
Tc
TC
TCA cycle
TCE

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