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Look up: sorb

  1. sorb
    [n] - acid gritty-textured fruit 2. [v] - take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Sorb
    A western Slavonic people in Germany, numbering about 40,000-45,000. They live mainly in Saxony and have been in the region since the 6th century AD, though numbers have dwindled with...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  3. sorb
    fruit of Sorbus domestica and Sorbus aria Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Sorb
    Sorb noun [ Latin sorbus the tree , sorbum the fruit; confer French sorbe . See Service tree .] (Botany) (a) The wild service tree ( Pyrus torminalis ) of Europe; also, the rowan tree. (b) The ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/146

  5. sorb
    <botany> The wild service tree (Pyrus torminalis) of Europe; also, the rowan tree. ... The fruit of these trees. Sorb apple, the fruit of the sorb, or wild service tree. Sorb tree, the wild service tree. ... Origin: L. Sorbus the tree, sorbum the fruit; cf. F. Sorbe. See Service tree. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. sorb
    sorb apple noun acid gritty-textured fruit
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. sorb
    (sorb) to attract and retain substances by absorption or adsorption.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  8. Sorb
    • (n.) The wild service tree (Pyrus torminalis) of Europe; also, the rowan tree. • (n.) The fruit of these trees.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. Sorb
    any member of a Slavic minority living in eastern Germany. The Sorbs are concentrated in the Spree River valley, in the area of Bautzen (Budyšin) and ... [2 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/127



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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