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lb¹

  • /paʊnd/

Sounds like pound · Rhymes with -aʊnd

Where it comes from

(unit of weight): Abbreviation of libra.

noun lbs · lbs. · LB. · Lb. · lb. · Lb

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of pound (“unit of weight”). The slug is defined as the mass which would accelerate at a rate of 1 ft/s² under a force of one pound-force (lbf). Since 1 lbf is the force exerted on a mass of one pound by a standard gravitational field (of exactly 9.80665 meters per square second), a slug is thus exactly equal to 196133/6096 pou

lb²

  • /paʊnd/

Sounds like pound · Rhymes with -aʊnd

Where it comes from

Abbreviation

noun lbs

  1. leg bye

LB³

noun LBs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of left back
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of linebacker
  3. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of lower bracket
  4. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of local board
  5. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Lewy body
  6. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of lysogeny broth; (loosely) any of several similar formulations: Luria broth, Lennox broth, life broth or Luria–Bertani medium.
  7. abbreviation, alternative Alternative form of lb: Abbreviation of pound (“unit of weight”).
  8. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of ladyboy

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, attributive, initialism Initialism of Langmuir–Blodgett
  2. UK, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of London Borough
  3. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Linear B
  4. Canada, abbreviation, dated Abbreviation of Labrador Happy Valley-Goose Bay, LB A0P 1E0

Lb⁴

noun Lbs

  1. abbreviation, alternative Alternative form of lb: Abbreviation of pound (“unit of weight”).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: pound, pounds, lbm, pound-mass, libra, avoirdupois, aps, kilogram, ounce, ton, atlas, broiler, cental, cwt, elijah, ike

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@misc{lb_2026,
  title = {lb},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lb},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}