Noun: Rb
- A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group; burns in air and reacts violently in water; occurs in carnallite and lepidolite and pollucite
- rubidium, atomic number 37
- A combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians; an important precursor of rock 'n' roll
"Ray Charles was a pioneer of R&B";
- rhythm and blues, R and B, R'n'B [non-standard]
Type of: African-American music, black music, metal, metallic element, popular music, popular music genre
Part of: carnallite, lepidolite, pollucite
Encyclopedia: Rb
R&B