Associations to the word «Lb»

Wiktionary

LB, symbol. (mathematics) binary logarithm; logarithm to the base 2.
LB, noun. A pound (unit of weight).
LB, noun. (cricket) leg bye
LB, symbol. The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for Lebanon.

Dictionary definition

LB, noun. 16 ounces avoirdupois; "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats