MORB

M3O1R1B3
UK/mɔːb/US/mɔɹb/

Acronym of mid-ocean ridge basalt.

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Meanings

nounMORB (countable and uncountable, plural MORBs)

plural MORBs

  1. abbreviationacronymcountableuncountablegeographyAcronym of mid-ocean ridge basalt.

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

    2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 75

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Bromborm
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APA

MORB. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MORB

MLA

“MORB.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MORB. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “MORB,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MORB.

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