What does abb mean?

Definitions for abb
abb

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word abb.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Alex Boncayao Brigade, ABB, Revolutionary Proletarian Army, RPA-ABBnoun

    an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s

Wiktionary

  1. abbnoun

    Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, abb wool is wool for the abb.

  2. abbnoun

    A rough wool from the inferior parts of the fleece.

  3. abbnoun

    A filling pick in weaving.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Abbnoun

    The yarn on a weaver’s warp; a term among clothiers. Ephraim Chambers

Wikipedia

  1. ABB

    ABB Ltd. is a Swedish-Swiss multinational corporation headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland. The company was formed in 1988 when Sweden's Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (ASEA) and Switzerland's Brown, Boveri & Cie merged to create ASEA Brown Boveri, later simplified to the initials ABB. Both companies were established in the late 1800s and were major electrical equipment manufacturers, a business that ABB remains active in today. The company has also since expanded to robotics and automation technology. It is ranked 341st in the Fortune Global 500 list of 2018 and has been a global Fortune 500 company for 24 years. Until the sale of its Power Grids division in 2020, ABB was Switzerland's largest industrial employer.ABB is traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange in Zürich, Nasdaq Stockholm in Sweden, and the New York Stock Exchange in the United States.An ABB entity plead guilty for bid rigging in 2001, and the company has had 3 US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act bribing resolutions against it - in 2004, 2010, and 2022.

ChatGPT

  1. abb

    ABB is a Swiss-Swedish multinational corporation headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, operating mainly in robotics, power, heavy electrical equipment, and automation technology areas. It is ranked 341st in the Fortune Global 500 list (2018). It can also refer to a pattern of rhymes used in writing or poetry where the first and second lines don't rhyme with each other but both rhyme with the third line. Without additional context, it is challenging to provide an accurate definition.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Abbnoun

    among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, abb wool is wool for the abb

  2. Etymology: [AS. web, b; pref. a- + web. See Web.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Abb

    ab, n. properly woof- or weft-yarn, but sometimes warp-yarn. [Pfx. a-, and Web.]

Suggested Resources

  1. ABB

    What does ABB stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the ABB acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. ABB

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Abb is ranked #131379 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Abb surname appeared 129 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Abb.

    88.3% or 114 total occurrences were White.
    5.4% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    4.6% or 6 total occurrences were Black.

Anagrams for abb »

  1. B.B.A.

  2. bab

How to pronounce abb?

How to say abb in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of abb in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of abb in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of abb in a Sentence

  1. Panagiotis Spiliopoulos:

    ABB is operationally executing very well while fighting an uphill battle on several fronts.

  2. Peter Voser:

    Age didn't a play a role. What is important is the experience, it's the focus, it's the empowerment of people, it's the way a person drives the businesses. That is what is important, age is not, as he is 60 I am happy to say he is at least committed to a minimum of five years, that is what we are all looking for to drive the transformation of ABB forward over the next few years.

  3. Lars Foerberg:

    To start with, there needs to be an impartial, fact-based analysis of the division, as far as I can tell, that's what ABB is doing.

  4. Peter Dixon:

    That's going to make life very much more difficult for Swiss companies. The export-oriented manufacturers are going to take the biggest hit and cyclical stocks like ABB will be in the firing line.

  5. Peter Voser:

    To achieve our key financial targets, we will proceed with the divestment of ABB's Power Grids business as planned, simplify the organizational structure of the group and deliver cost savings.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

abb#10000#22817#100000

Translations for abb

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for abb »

Translation

Find a translation for the abb definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"abb." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 18 Mar. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/abb>.

Discuss these abb definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for abb? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Image or illustration of

    abb

    Credit »

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    without the natural or usual covering
    A emanate
    B denudate
    C famish
    D elate

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for abb: