Crab
Crab · Crabs
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A unit for measuring the intensity of astrophysical X-ray sources, defined as the…A unit for measuring the intensity of astrophysical X-ray sources, defined as the intensity of the Crab Nebula at the corresponding X-ray photon energy.
US/kɹˈæb/
» We ate canned crab for dinner.
Meaning
1 sensesA unit for measuring the intensity of astrophysical X-ray sources, defined as the intensity of the Crab Nebula at the corresponding X-ray photon energy.
More definitions
- a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
- decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
- the edible flesh of any of various crabs
- a quarrelsome grouch
Examples
78 sentencesWe ate canned crab for dinner.
Are crabs and clams considered fish?
deGelten Krebse und Muscheln als Fische? — Yorwba
Could you not eat my crab?
I regard crab as a great delicacy.
deIch halte Krabben für eine große Delikatesse. — Manfredo
Do you prefer lobster or crab?
Forms
plural: CrabsSynonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- the edible flesh of any of various crabs:crabmeat
- a quarrelsome grouch:crabby person
- (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer:Cancer
- a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body:crab lousepubic lousePhthirius pubis
- the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22:CancerCancer the Crab
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcrabby