What does sorb mean?
Definitions for sorb
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Princeton's WordNet
sorb, sorb appleverb
acid gritty-textured fruit
sorb, take upverb
take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
Wiktionary
sorbnoun
The wild service tree (Pyrus torminalis) of Europe; also, the rowan tree.
sorbverb
To absorb or adsorb
Sorbnoun
A Slavic people living in parts of East Germany.
Sorbnoun
A person belonging to this people.
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sorb
Sorb refers to the process of accumulating or adsorbing gases, liquids, or dissolved substances on surfaces, particularly in the context of physical or chemical phenomena. The substance that is accumulated is called the sorbate, and the substance on which it is accumulated is the sorbent. This process is often used in various fields such as chemistry, environmental science, and material science.
Webster Dictionary
Sorbnoun
the wild service tree (Pyrus torminalis) of Europe; also, the rowan tree
Sorbnoun
the fruit of these trees
Etymology: [L. sorbus the tree, sorbum the fruit; cf. F. sorbe. See Service tree.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Sorb
sorb, n. the mountain-ash or service-tree.—ns. Sorb′-apple, the fruit of the service-tree; Sor′bāte, Sor′bin or Sor′bine, Sor′bite.—adj. Sor′bic, pertaining to, or from, the sorb. [Fr.,—L. sorbus.]
Sorb
sorb, n. one of a Slavonic race in Saxony and the neighbouring parts of Prussia.—Also Wend, or Lusatian Wend.—adj. Sor′bian, pertaining to the Sorbs or their language.—n. a Sorb, or the Sorbian tongue.—adj. and n. Sor′bish.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sorb in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sorb in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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- σουρβιά, σούρβοGreek
- SORBPersian
- sorverPortuguese
- sorbRomanian
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