MB

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mb"

㎆ U+3386, ㎆ SQUARE MB ← ㎅ [U+3385] CJK Compatibility ㎇ → [U+3387]

🝫 U+1F76B, 🝫 ALCHEMICAL SYMBOL FOR BATH OF MARY ← 🝪 [U+1F76A] Alchemical Symbols 🝬 → [U+1F76C]

Translingual

Symbol

MB

1. (alchemy, archaic) abbreviation for bath of Mary, balneum mariae

English

Alternative forms

• mb (interjection, adverb)

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

  (file)

Symbol

MB

1. (computing, formal) Abbreviation of megabyte.
   • 1989, IBM 3390 Direct Access Storage Reference Summary, IBM, page 7:

     MB equals 10⁶ bytes and GB equals 10⁹ bytes

   • 2024 September 4, Anurag Singh, “Discord lowers free upload limit to 10MB: “Storage management is expensive””, in Dexerto‎:

     “Unlike other platforms, we store your files for as long as you need them, so it is crucial that we manage our storage sustainably. If you need more upload capacity, Nitro Basic offers a 50MB limit, and Nitro gives you up to 500 MB, so you have options that fit your needs,” the company said on its official support page.

2. (computing, informal) Abbreviation of mebibyte.

   Synonym: MiB

Noun

MB (plural MBs)

1. (China, slang) moneyboy.
2. (computing) Motherboard.
3. (military, US) Initialism of marine barracks.
4. (Thailand) million baht.
5. Bachelor of Medicine degree (Latin: Medicinae Baccalaureus).

Translations

Bachelor of Medicine degree

moneyboy (Chinese slang)

Chinese: Mandarin: MB (zh) (MB)

megabyte

French: Mo (fr) Georgian: მბაიტი (mbaiṭi), მბ (mb) German: MB Japanese: ㎆ (ja), メガバイト (ja) Russian: Мб (ru) (Mb) Swedish: MB (sv) c

motherboard

Proper noun

MB

1. Abbreviation of Manitoba: a province of Canada.

   Coordinate terms: AB, BC, NB, NL, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT

2. Initialism of Myers–Briggs.
   • 1997 January 21, Steve Myers, “jung's 8 vs MB's 16”, in alt.psychology.personality‎ (Usenet):

     For example, Jung described one type as being introverted sensing. In
     MB terminology, this means that introverted sensing is dominant (ie
     ISxJ types). What MB 'adds' is that this function is supported by
     extraverted thinking or feeling as the auxiliary. The mapping between
     the models is:

3. Initialism of Mercedes-Benz.
   • 1994 March 4, Holger Spielmann, “*High* power cars -- Why”, in rec.autos‎ (Usenet):

     And
     for those of us with less $$$, one of the BMW 3-series or MB C class should
     satisfy all needs.

   • 1999 November 13, Joseph Vogt, “Only Mercedes antifreeze in MB cars?”, in alt.auto.mercedes‎ (Usenet):

     Though I'm not an expert, as a long-term MB owner I have read and been
     told that MB coolant is superior because of its buffering properties. It
     retains a stable pH for longer than the large commercial brands. I used
     to think "propylene glycol is all the same" however others have convinced
     me it's cheap insurance to go with original MB coolant.

   • 2001 July 12, Dan--, “Hyundia S Coupe”, in aus.cars‎ (Usenet):

     Yeah MB still does make inline sixes just low volumes (mainly for
     Daewoo). Apart from the Diesel engines they build for trucks and buses.

   • 2009 October 4, [e-mail], “Poor MB Build Quality -- Why do you guys still buy MB?”, in alt.auto.mercedes‎ (Usenet):

     I learned part of the reason (at least in USA) started in early 1980's
     (I think 1982) when MB cars started to be built in USA.

4. Initialism of Matchbox.
   • 1997 September 17, SEDLYTZ, “The new MB are great”, in rec.toys.cars‎ (Usenet):

     Just found a new batch of MB: Green Viper #10, New Viper Hardtop #1, Red
     Prowler #38, BMW #25, plus several others. MB has really done well in 1997.

   • 1998 March 21, Dave Marino, “WTB:MB Prem, Inaug & Regular Cars”, in rec.toys.misc‎ (Usenet):

     I am looking for the following MB cars, please email me if you have any
     and the price you are asking:

   • 1998 September 26, Dscdpm, “Are there any Subaru HW or MB cars, any year???”, in rec.toys.cars‎ (Usenet):

     >Are there any Subaru HW or MB cars, any year???
     
     Nope, nada. I used to own a Subary Legacy myself and was always looking (still
     looking) for a diecast of the same. No Hotwheels or Matchbox castings have
     been made ... yet

Verb

MB

1. (knitting) Abbreviation of make bobble.
   • 2011, Jane Davis, Knitting - The Complete Guide, page 145:

     Row 1: K2, MB, k1, do not turn.

Interjection

MB

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of my bad.

Adverb

MB (not comparable)

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of maybe.

Anagrams

• B&M, BM, bm

Chinese

Pronunciation

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Noun

MB

1. (slang) moneyboy; rentboy; male prostitute

Esperanto

Alternative forms

• MFB

Phrase

MB

1. (text messaging) abbreviation of mi [fartas] bone (“I am well”)

Swahili

Symbol

MB

1. (computing) abbreviation of megabaiti (“megabyte”)

Swedish

Noun

MB n

1. (postal) initialism of mottagningsbevis (“advice of delivery, delivery receipt”)