LB

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does lb mean? 

• LB (noun)
  The noun LB has 1 sense:

1. 16 ounces avoirdupois

  Familiarity information: LB used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LB (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

16 ounces avoirdupois

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

lb; pound

Context example:

he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds

Hypernyms ("lb" is a kind of...):

avoirdupois unit (any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights)

Meronyms (parts of "lb"):

ounce; oz. (a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams)

half pound (8 ounces avoirdupois)

Holonyms ("lb" is a part of...):

stone (an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds)

quarter (a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds))

 Context examples 

In a woman with an obese pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), i.e. greater than 30, the weight gained during pregnancy does not exceed a total weight gain of 11 lbs.

(Low Weight Gain in Pregnancy, NCI Thesaurus)

It weighed about 10 lbs (5 kg) and the researchers estimate it had a top speed of about 18 mph (8 m/s).

(Scientific study suggests dinosaurs flapped their wings as they ran, Wikinews)

In a woman with an overweight pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), i.e. 25.0-29.9, the weight gained during pregnancy exceeds a total weight gain of 25 lbs.

(Excessive Weight Gain in Pregnancy, NCI Thesaurus)

An infant having a birth weight of 2500 gm. (5.5 lb.) or less but INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT is available for infants having a birth weight of 1500 grams (3.3 lb.) or less.

(Low birth weight, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

In a woman with an overweight pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), i.e. 25.0-29.9, the weight gained during pregnancy does not exceed a total weight gain of 15 lbs.

(Low Weight Gain in Pregnancy, NCI Thesaurus)

In a woman with a normal weight pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), i.e. 18.5-24.9, the weight gained during pregnancy exceeds a total weight gain of 35 lbs.

(Excessive Weight Gain in Pregnancy, NCI Thesaurus)

In a woman with an underweight pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), i.e. less than 18.5, the weight gained during pregnancy does not exceed a total weight gain of 28 lbs.

(Low Weight Gain in Pregnancy, NCI Thesaurus)

In a woman with an underweight pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), i.e. less than 18.5, the weight gained during pregnancy exceeds a total weight gain of 40 lbs.

(Excessive Weight Gain in Pregnancy, NCI Thesaurus)

In a woman with a normal weight pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), i.e. 18.5-24.9, the weight gained during pregnancy does not exceed a total weight gain of 25 lbs.

(Low Weight Gain in Pregnancy, NCI Thesaurus)

In a woman with an obese pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), i.e. greater than 30, the weight gained during pregnancy exceeds a total weight gain of 20 lbs.

(Excessive Weight Gain in Pregnancy, NCI Thesaurus)