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BRB
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brb
Translingual
Etymology 1
Symbol
1 3 Barbados
mul BB ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 alpha-2
Etymology 2
Symbol
1 Brazilian cruzeiro (1967–1986) second Brazilian cruzeiro 1967 1986
mul Barbados
English
Phrase
phr
en Internet slang text messaging en be right back.
en 2012 Kelvin MacKenzie; Chas Newkey-Burden The Twitter History of the World John Blake London 978-1-85782-822-1 12 https://archive.org/details/twitterhistoryof0000mack/page/12/mode/1up @SocratesGot off lightly, all things considered. They just want me to drink this hemlock stuff. BRB.8.11am, March 22, 399BC
Alternative forms
en brb
Noun
en archaeology en Beveled rim bowls bevelled-rim bowl,bevel-rimmed bowl a small, undecorated, mass-produced clay bowl, most commonly from the 4th millennium B.C..
en engineering en w:buckling-restrained brace: a structural brace in a building or other structure, designed to allow the building to withstand cyclical lateral loadings.
en 2014 Bridge Engineering Handbook Wai-Fah Chen; Lian Duan 324 To provide a more reliable source of energy dissipation, the concept of Buckling-Restrained Brace (BRB) was first developed in Japan in the early 1970s. Extensive research was since conducted in Japan and a variety of BRBs have been developed.
en 2018 Analysis Procedure for Earthquake Resistant Structures Farzad Hejazi; Keyhan Karimzadeh 234 Moreover, the outer casing is filled with concrete to ensure BRB components remain separated and prevent composite action. Then, BRB brace is submitted into a concentric braced frame, producing a BRBF system.
en 2018 Damping Technologies for Tall Buildings Alberto Lago; Dario Trabucco; Antony Wood 464 The damper mega brace system adds an 8% supplemental damping that helps reduce both wind and seismic excitations. The system is made up of three braces in one (Fig. 6.31B): primary BRB brace and two external secondary BRB braces with viscous dampers at the ends (see Chapter 8, Section 8.1.10 for more details about this building).
en big red button.
en Brazilian rainbow boa
Related terms
buckling-restrained brace en BRBF
Adjective
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en Internet slang text messaging The state of being away from one's device while meaning to come back soon.
en Oh, he can't message you right now. He's BRB.
Alternative forms
en brb
French
Pronunciation
bé-er-bé
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-BRB.wav <<France>> (<<Lyon>>)
Proper noun
f
fr w:fr:Brigade de répression du banditisme