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21abstract — abstracts, abstracting, abstracted (The adjective and noun are pronounced [[t]æ̱bstrækt[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]æbstræ̱kt[/t]].) 1) ADJ GRADED An abstract idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and… …
22abstract — ab|stract1 [ æb,strækt, æb strækt ] adjective ** 1. ) abstract ideas exist as thoughts in the mind, and are not related to physical objects or real events and actions: abstract idea/concept/principle/notion: Mathematics is concerned with… …
23abstract — I UK [ˈæbstrækt] / US [ˈæbˌstrækt] / US [æbˈstrækt] adjective ** 1) abstract ideas exist as thoughts in the mind, and are not related to physical objects or real events and actions abstract idea/concept/principle/notion: Mathematics is concerned… …
24abstract — ab|stract1 [ˈæbstrækt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of abstrahere, from abs away + trahere to pull ] 1.) based on general ideas or principles rather than specific examples or real events = ↑theoretical abstract… …
25abstract — I. adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin abstractus, from Latin, past participle of abstrahere to drag away, from abs , ab + trahere to pull, draw Date: 14th century 1. a. disassociated from any specific instance < an abstract entity > b. difficult …
26abstract — {{11}}abstract (adj.) late 14c., originally in grammar (of nouns), from L. abstractus drawn away, pp. of abstrahere to drag away; detach divert, from ab(s) away (see AB (Cf. ab )) + trahere draw (see TRACT (Cf. tract) (1)). Meaning withdrawn or… …
27abstract — adjective /ˈæbstrækt / (say abstrakt) 1. conceived apart from matter and from special cases: an abstract number. 2. theoretical; not applied: abstract science. 3. conceptual, as opposed to actual: *not only that abstract hunger for absent faces… …
28Abstract — Ein Abstract ist eine prägnante Inhaltsangabe, ein Abriss ohne Interpretation und Wertung einer wissenschaftlichen Arbeit. In DIN 1426 wird das (oder auch der) Abstract als Kurzreferat zur Inhaltsangabe beschrieben. Die Definition des American… …
29abstract — abstracter, n. abstractly, adv. abstractness, n. adj. /ab strakt , ab strakt/; n. /ab strakt/; v. /ab strakt / for 11 14, /ab strakt/ for 15, adj. 1. thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances: an abstract… …
30abstract — 1 adjective 1 based on general ideas or principles rather than specific examples or real events: abstract thought/reasoning (=thought about complicated ideas rather than about things that are around you): a machine that is capable of abstract… …
