Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lb

/paʊnd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables: lb
IPA: /paʊnd/

4

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abbreviation of pound (“unit of weight”).

noun

noun

Initialism of left back.

noun

Initialism of linebacker.

noun

Initialism of lower bracket.

noun

Initialism of local board.

noun

Initialism of Lewy body.

noun

Initialism of lysogeny broth; (loosely) any of several similar formulations: Luria broth, Lennox broth, life broth or Luria–Bertani medium.

Example Sentences

"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 pounds (about 32.1740485564 lb or 14.593902937206 kg)."
"The drive system can provide a maximum of 516 lbs ft (700 Nm) at any one time."
"Happy Valley-Goose Bay, LB A0P 1E0"

Etymology

(unit of weight): Abbreviation of libra.

Usage

Inflected Forms

lbs (plural) lbs. (plural) LB. (alternative)

Derived Forms

lbf lbm

Phrases

ft-lb The struck-through abbreviation ℔ simplified to the pound sign # LB film LB trough

Synonyms

pound

Homonyms

pound

Rhymes With

around found ground sound round 'round bound pound wound renowned profound surround

Questions

How do you pronounce lb?: The recorded pronunciation is /paʊnd/.
What does lb mean?: Abbreviation of pound (“unit of weight”).
Where does lb come from?: (unit of weight): Abbreviation of libra.

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