OBA

Meaning of OBA in English

/aw"beuh/ , n.

a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.

[ 1900-05; óbá ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

OBA — noun also ob·ba ˈȯbə ( -s ) Etymology: native name in western Nigeria : a ruler of any of several …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OBA — I сокр. [octave-band analyzer] спектроанализатор с октавными полосами II сокр. [off-boresight angle] угол отклонения цели от равносигнального направления
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OBA — I сокр. [octave-band analyzer] спектроанализатор с октавными полосами II сокр. [off-boresight angle] угол отклонения цели от равносигнального направления
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OBA — I сокр. от octave-band analyzer спектроанализатор с октавными полосами II сокр. от off-boresight angle угол отклонения цели от равносигнального направления
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
OBA — I сокр. от octave-band analyzer спектроанализатор с октавными полосами II сокр. от off-boresight angle угол отклонения цели от равносигнального направления
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
OBA — I сокр. [octave-band analyzer] спектроанализатор с октавными полосами II сокр. [off-boresight angle] угол отклонения цели от равносигнального направления
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
OBA — I сокр. [octave-band analyzer] спектроанализатор с октавными полосами II сокр. [off-boresight angle] угол отклонения цели от равносигнального направления
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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