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Tb

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Tb

1
n
a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite
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n
a unit of information equal to 1000 gigabits or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bits
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Tb
1

n a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite

Synonyms:
atomic number 65, terbium
Type 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.
2

n a unit of information equal to 1000 gigabits or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bits

Synonyms:
Tbit, terabit
Type of:
computer memory unit
a unit for measuring computer memory
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