abstract

B1
Pronunciation
/ˈæbˌstɹækt/
/əbˈstɹækt/
Noun
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

An abridgement or summary of a longer publication.

2 Definition

Something that concentrates in itself the qualities of a larger item, or multiple items.

3 Definition

An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract.

4 Definition

The theoretical way of looking at things; something that exists only in idealized form.

5 Definition

An abstract work of art.

6 Definition

A summary title of the key points detailing a tract of land, for ownership; abstract of title.

Verb
12 definition(s)
1 Definition

To separate; to disengage.

2 Definition

To remove; to take away; withdraw.

3 Definition

To steal; to take away; to remove without permission.

4 Definition

To summarize; to abridge; to epitomize.

5 Definition

To conceptualize an ideal subgroup by means of the generalization of an attribute, as follows: by apprehending an attribute inherent to one individual, then separating that attribute and contemplating it by itself, then conceiving of that attribute as a general quality, then despecifying that conceived quality with respect to several or many individuals, and by then ideating a group composed of those individuals perceived to possess said quality.

6 Definition

To extract by means of distillation.

7 Definition

To consider abstractly; to contemplate separately or by itself; to consider theoretically; to look at as a general quality.

8 Definition

To withdraw oneself; to retire.

9 Definition

To draw off (interest or attention).

Example Sentences
  • He was wholly abstracted by other objects.
10 Definition

To perform the process of abstraction.

11 Definition

To create abstractions.

12 Definition

To produce an abstraction, usually by refactoring existing code. Generally used with "out".

Example Sentences
  • He abstracted out the square root function.
Adjective
12 definition(s)
1 Definition

Derived; extracted.

2 Definition

Drawn away; removed from; apart from; separate.

3 Definition

Not concrete: conceptual, ideal.

Synonyms
conceptual ideal imaginary incorporeal intangible nonempirical theoretical
Antonyms
actual concrete corporeal empirical
4 Definition

Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize.

Synonyms
abstruse
5 Definition

Separately expressing a property or attribute of an object that is considered to be inherent to that object: attributive, ascriptive.

Synonyms
ascriptive attributive
6 Definition

Pertaining comprehensively to, or representing, a class or group of objects, as opposed to any specific object; considered apart from any application to a particular object: general, generic, nonspecific; representational.

Synonyms
general generalized generic nonspecific representational
Antonyms
discrete particular precise specific
7 Definition

Absent-minded.

8 Definition

Pertaining to the formal aspect of art, such as the lines, colors, shapes, and the relationships among them.

9 Definition

Insufficiently factual.

Synonyms
formal
10 Definition

Apart from practice or reality; vague; theoretical; impersonal; not applied.

Synonyms
conceptual theoretical
Antonyms
applied practical
11 Definition

(grammar) As a noun, denoting an intangible as opposed to an object, place, or person.

12 Definition

Of a class in object-oriented programming, being a partial basis for subclasses rather than a complete template for objects.