sorb

¹

[ sawrb ]

noun

1. a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
2. Also called sorb apple. the fruit of this tree.

sorb

²

[ sawrb ]

verb (used with object)

, Chemistry.

1. to gather on a surface either by absorption, adsorption, or a combination of the two processes.

Sorb

³

[ sawrb ]

noun

1. a Wend.

Sorb

¹

/ sɔːb /

noun

1. a member of a Slavonic people living chiefly in the rural areas of E Germany between the upper reaches of the Oder and Elbe rivers (Lusatia) Also calledWendLusatian

sorb

²

/ sɔːb /

noun

1. another name for service tree
2. any of various related trees, esp the mountain ash
3. Also calledsorb apple the fruit of any of these trees

Derived Forms

• ˈsorbic, adjective

Other Words From

• sorbic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sorb¹

1520–30; < Latin sorbum serviceberry and sorbus service tree

Origin of sorb²

1905–10; extracted from absorb and adsorb

Origin of sorb³

1835–45; < German Sorbe ≪ Lusatian serbje, serbjo

Word History and Origins

Origin of sorb¹

C16: from Latin sorbus the sorb, service tree

Example Sentences

Sorb, sorb, n. one of a Slavonic race in Saxony and the neighbouring parts of Prussia.

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His fleshy breve was altered into an eyelike sorb; his magn had swelled and developed into a third arm, springing from the breast.

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If you attempt to pass through Ifdawn without a sorb, you are simply committing suicide.

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Spadevil pressed his hand on her sorb and kept it there for a few minutes, while he closed his own eyes.

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When he removed it, Maskull observed that the sorb was transformed into twin membranes like Spadevil's own.

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