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Yb

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Yb

1
n
a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime
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n
a unit of information equal to 1000 zettabits or 10^24 bits
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Yb
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n a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime

Synonyms:
atomic number 70, ytterbium
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.
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n a unit of information equal to 1000 zettabits or 10^24 bits

Synonyms:
Ybit, yottabit
Type of:
computer memory unit
a unit for measuring computer memory
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