Yb

¹ American

Symbol, Chemistry.

ytterbium.

YB ² American

Symbol.

yottabyte.

Y.B. ³ American

Or YB

abbreviation

yearbook.

Yb British

symbol

ytterbium

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In "Yb," the words "spot," "studio" and "two-legged" are visible and self-explanatory on the top corners of the index pages.

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Suppose, then, instead of taking so much trouble with the member Yb, we save time and labor, and leave it a 79 square block.

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But "Yb" will send the average viewer to the dictionary: It's the symbol for the chemical element ytterbium.

From Seattle Times

There is surely still an appearance of separation between Xb and Yb, as if the one might slip off the other.

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Suppose we were to put a spur or prop to Xb at each corner, so as to hold it fast in the centre of Yb.

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