abstract — abstráct, ă I. adj. gândit în mod separat de ansamblul concret, real. ♢ în abstract = pe bază de deducţii logice; exprimat (prea) general, teoretic; (despre un proces de gândire) greu de înţeles; (mat.) număr abstract = număr căruia nu i se… … Dicționar Român
abstract — ab·stract / ab ˌstrakt/ n 1: a summary of a legal document 2: abstract of title ab·stract /ab strakt, ab ˌstrakt/ vt Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law … Law dictionary
abstract — adj Abstract, ideal, transcendent, transcendental are closely analogous rather than synonymous terms. The difference in meaning between abstract and ideal is not apparent when they are applied to things which are admirable in actuality as well as … New Dictionary of Synonyms
abstract — ► ADJECTIVE 1) theoretical rather than physical or concrete. 2) (of art) achieving its effect through colour and shapes rather than attempting to represent recognizable reality. ► VERB 1) extract or remove. 2) consider theoretically or separately … English terms dictionary
abstract — Verb: to take without Fight. 10 Am J2d Banks § 224. To glean and state the pith of a discussion. Noun: an abridgment … Ballentine's law dictionary
abstract — 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… … English dictionary
abstract — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
abstract — 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… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
abstract — 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… … English dictionary
abstract — 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… …
