Tb (Noun)
Meaning 1
A unit of information equal to 1000 gigabytes or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bytes.
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Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
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Meaning 2
A unit of information equal to 1024 gibibytes or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes.
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Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
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Meaning 3
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).
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 4
A unit of information equal to 1000 gigabits or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bits.
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Meaning 5
A metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Scientists are working to develop new applications for tb, a metallic element of the rare earth group, in the field of advanced materials.
- The laboratory used a small amount of tb to create a high-powered laser that was capable of cutting through metal.
- Tb is often found in conjunction with other rare earth elements in minerals such as apatite and monazite.
- Researchers are exploring the possibility of using tb to improve the efficiency of solar panels and other renewable energy technologies.
- Tb is also used in the production of specialized glasses and ceramics that have unique optical and magnetic properties.