MORB

See also: morb

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: môb; IPA^(key): /mɔːb/
• (General American) enPR: môrb; IPA^(key): /mɔɹb/

Noun

MORB (countable and uncountable, plural MORBs)

1. (geology) Acronym of mid-ocean ridge basalt.
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 75:

     The mid-ocean ridges are where new crust is added to the earth, so MORB is the basic building material of our world.

Anagrams

• borm, brom-