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BB: A ball thrown with extra speed; see bullet and rocket.

Duration Of Flood And Duration Of Ebb: Duration of flood is the interval of time in which a tidal current is flooding, and duration of ebb is the interval in which it is ebbing, these intervals being reckoned from the middle of t . . . View Full Definition

Shibboleth: Among linguists, the term refers to any language use that distinguishes between one 'in'-group and another 'out'-group. The term comes from the biblical account of how Israelites would ask s . . . View Full Definition

Gibbs Free Energy: A thermodynamic property devised by Josiah Willard Gibbs in 1876 to predict whether a process will occur spontaneously at constant pressure and temperature. Gibbs free energy G is defined as . . . View Full Definition

Ebb Current (Ebb): The movement of a tidal current away from shore or down a tidal river or estuary. In the mixed type of reversing tidal current, the terms greater ebb and lesser ebb are applied respectively . . . View Full Definition

Ebb Interval: The interval between the transit of the Moon over the meridian of a place and the time of the following ebb strength.

Running Back by Committee (RBBC): (Running Back by Committee) A dirty 'four' letter word in the world of fantasy football, an RBBC describes a situation where an NFL team utilizes more than one running back in a prominent ro . . . View Full Definition

Ebb Strength (Strength Of Ebb): Phase of the ebb tidal current at the time of maximum speed. Also, the speed at this time. See strength of current.

Gibbs Free Energy Of Formation: The change in Gibbs free energy that accompanies the formation of one mole of a compound from its elements in their most stable form.

Double Ebb: An ebb tidal current having two maxima of speed separated by a smaller ebb speed.