"VB" meaning in English

See VB in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: en-au-VB.ogg
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} VB
  1. (Australia) Initialism of Victoria Bitter (an Australian brand of beer) Tags: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Victoria Bitter (extra: an Australian brand of beer)
  2. (US) Initialism of Virginia Beach (independent coastal city in Virginia) Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Virginia Beach (extra: independent coastal city in Virginia)
    Sense id: en-VB-en-name-Idx12cH5 Categories (other): American English, English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 8 29 36 15 6 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 29 36 16 6 3 1 1
  3. (computer languages) Initialism of Visual Basic Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Visual Basic Categories (topical): Computer languages, Microsoft
    Sense id: en-VB-en-name-wUHEoWje Disambiguation of Microsoft: 4 12 76 5 3 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 28 35 17 7 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 8 29 36 15 6 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 29 36 16 6 3 1 1 Topics: computer-languages, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: VBer

Noun

Audio: en-au-VB.ogg Forms: VBs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} VB (countable and uncountable, plural VBs)
  1. (physical chemistry, countable) Initialism of valence bond. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, physical Alternative form of: valence bond Categories (topical): Physical chemistry
    Sense id: en-VB-en-noun-N7rWZq4U Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 8 29 36 15 6 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 29 36 16 6 3 1 1 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (organic chemistry) Initialism of vinylbenzene. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: vinylbenzene Categories (topical): Organic compounds
    Sense id: en-VB-en-noun-i52k9ZUk Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
  3. (sports) Initialism of volleyball. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: volleyball Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-VB-en-noun-AHWGhsSO Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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