ob.

¹

abbreviation

1. he died; she died.

ob.

²

abbreviation

1. incidentally.

ob.

³

abbreviation

1. oboe.

2. Meteorology.,  observation.

Ob

⁴

[awb, ob, awp]

noun

1. a river in the W Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NW to the Gulf of Ob. 2,500 miles (4,025 km) long.

2. Gulf of, an inlet of the Arctic Ocean. About 500 miles (800 km) long.

OB

⁵

abbreviation

1. Medicine/Medical.,  Also ob

   1. obstetric.

   2. obstetrician.

   3. obstetrics.

2. off Broadway.

3. opening of books.

4. ordered back.

ob-

⁶

1. a prefix meaning “toward,” “to,” “on,” “over,” “against,” originally occurring in loanwords from Latin, but now used also, with the sense of “reversely,” “inversely,” to form New Latin and English scientific terms: object; obligate; oblanceolate.

O.B.

⁷

Or O/B.

abbreviation

1. opening of books.

2. ordered back.

ob.

¹

abbreviation

1. (on tombstones) obiit

2. obiter

3. oboe

OB

²

abbreviation

1. Old Boy

2. outside broadcast

Ob

³

/ ɔpj /

noun

1. a river in N central Russia, formed at Bisk by the confluence of the Biya and Katun Rivers and flowing generally north to the Gulf of Ob (an inlet of the Arctic Ocean): one of the largest rivers in the world, with a drainage basin of about 2 930 000 sq km (1 131 000 sq miles). Length: 3682 km (2287 miles)

ob-

⁴

prefix

1. inverse or inversely

   obovate

Word History and Origins

Origin of ob.¹

From the Latin word obiit

Origin of ob.²

From the Latin word obiter

Origin of ob.³

Middle English (from Old French ) from Latin, representing ob (preposition); in some scientific terms, from New Latin, Latin ob- (prefix)

Word History and Origins

Origin of ob.¹

(for sense 1) Latin: he (or she) died; (for sense 2) Latin: incidentally; in passing

Origin of ob.²

from Old French, from Latin ob. In compound words of Latin origin, ob- (and oc-, of-, op- ) indicates: to, towards ( object ); against ( oppose ); away from ( obsolete ); before ( obstetric ); down, over ( obtect ); for the sake of ( obsecrate ); and is used as an intensifier ( oblong )

Example Sentences

Water levels in both the Ishim and the Tobol, which form part of the world's seventh longest Ob river system, are not expected to peak until 23 or 24 April.

From BBC

All of this has a number of implications for the Arctic: northern rivers, especially the region's largest, the Ob, Yenesey, Lena and Mackenzie, will see proportionally more water coming from their northern reaches.

From Science Daily

I must have; otherwise, how could I even recognize love when I saw it that night between Ob and May?

From Literature

After the construction of a canal in the late 19th century, it served as a corridor that linked two of Russia’s biggest river basins, the Ob and Yenisey.

From New York Times

I wanted the company of Jesse Aarons and Summer and Uncle Ob.

From Literature