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ob.
1abbreviation for
- he died; she died.
ob.
2abbreviation for
- incidentally.
ob.
3abbreviation for
- oboe.
- Meteorology. observation.
Ob
4[ awb, ob; Russian awp ]
noun
- a river in the W Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NW to the Gulf of Ob. 2,500 miles (4,025 km) long.
- Gulf of, an inlet of the Arctic Ocean. About 500 miles (800 km) long.
OB
5abbreviation for
- Also ob Medicine/Medical.
- off Broadway.
- opening of books.
- ordered back.
ob-
6- a prefix meaning “toward,” “to,” “on,” “over,” “against,” originally occurring in loanwords from Latin, but now used also, with the sense of “reversely,” “inversely,” to form New Latin and English scientific terms: object; obligate; oblanceolate.
O.B.
7or O/B.
abbreviation for
- opening of books.
- ordered back.
ob.
1abbreviation for
- (on tombstones) obiit
- obiter
- oboe
ob-
2prefix
- inverse or inversely
obovate
OB
3abbreviation for
- Old Boy
- outside broadcast
Ob
4/ ɔpj /
noun
- a river in N central Russia, formed at Bisk by the confluence of the Biya and Katun Rivers and flowing generally north to the Gulf of Ob (an inlet of the Arctic Ocean): one of the largest rivers in the world, with a drainage basin of about 2 930 000 sq km (1 131 000 sq miles). Length: 3682 km (2287 miles)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ob.1
From the Latin word obiit
Origin of ob.2
From the Latin word obiter
Origin of ob.3
Middle English (from Old French ) from Latin, representing ob (preposition); in some scientific terms, from New Latin, Latin ob- (prefix)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ob.1
(for sense 1) Latin: he (or she) died; (for sense 2) Latin: incidentally; in passing
Origin of ob.2
from Old French, from Latin ob. In compound words of Latin origin, ob- (and oc-, of-, op- ) indicates: to, towards ( object ); against ( oppose ); away from ( obsolete ); before ( obstetric ); down, over ( obtect ); for the sake of ( obsecrate ); and is used as an intensifier ( oblong )
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Example Sentences
His paddle had “FAH-Q” painted on one side, and “O.B./Badass” painted on the other.
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