Definitions

1. noun

A tablespoon, a unit of volume in the United States customary and imperial systems, equal to 15 milliliters.

“The recipe called for two tbs of sugar, but I only had one.”

2. abbreviation

Tablespoon, often used in cooking and recipe instructions.

“The recipe said to mix one tbs of oil with other ingredients.”

3. prefix

Thermoballistic, used in the context of heat transfer and thermal dynamics.

“The tbs coefficient was used to calculate the heat transfer rate.”