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Look up: abstract


  1. abstract
    [adj] - not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature 2. [adj] - based on specialized theory 3. [adj] - dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention 4. [adj] - existing only in the mind 5. [v] - give an abstract (of) 6...
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=abstract

  2. Abstract
    Art which departs from real subjects and representational accuracy in preference to shapes, colour and texture. This form of Scottish Art is sometimes referred to as non-representational art.
    Found op http://www.redraggallery.co.uk/art-glossary.html

  3. abstract
    Summary, especially of articles, books, or proceedings, as far as possible in the words of the original. Contributors to learned journals are often required to write the abstract of their own...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  4. Abstract
    A brief summary of the content of a publication or of a journal
    Found op http://www.ifla.org/VII/s30/pub/mg1.htm#5

  5. Abstract
    In the photographic sense, an image that is conceived apart from concrete reality, generally emphasizing lines, colours and geometrical forms, and their relationship to one another.
    Found op http://www.rodsmith.org.uk/photographic%20glossary/rods%20photographic%20gl

  6. Abstract
    Ab'stract` (#; 277) adjective [ Latin abstractus , past participle of abstrahere to draw from, separate; ab , abs + trahere to draw. See Trace .] 1. Withdraw; separate. [ Obsolete] « The more
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/10

  7. Abstract
    Ab·stract' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Abstracted ; present participle & verbal noun Abstracting .] [ See Abstract , adjective ] 1.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/10

  8. Abstract
    Ab·stract' transitive verb To perform the process of abstraction. [ R.] « I own myself able to abstract in one sense. Berkeley. »
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/10

  9. Abstract
    Ab'stract` noun [ See Abstract , adjective ] 1. That which comprises or concentrates in itself the essential qualities of a larger thing or of several things. Specifically: A summary or an epitome, as of a treatise o...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/10

  10. abstract
    1. Withdraw; separate. 'The more abstract . . . We are from the body.' (Norris) ... 2. Considered apart from any application to a particular object; separated from matter; exiting in the mind only; as, abstract truth, abstract numbers. Hence: ideal; abstruse; difficult. ... 3. <logic> Expressi...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?abstract

  11. abstract
    abstractionist adjective not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; `a large abstract painting`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=abstract

  12. abstract
    adjective dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention; `abstract reasoning`; `abstract science`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=abstract



  1. abstract
    adjective existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; `abstract words like `truth` and `justice``
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=abstract

  2. abstract
    verb consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=abstract

  3. abstract
    verb give an abstract (of)
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=abstract

  4. Abstract
    • (a.) Withdraw; separate. • (a.) Considered apart from any application to a particular object; separated from matter; existing in the mind only; as, abstract truth, abstract numbers. Hence: ideal; abstruse; difficult. • (a.) Expressing a particular property of an object viewed apart ...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/abstract/

  5. abstract
    (from the article `information processing`) ...The purpose of secondary literature is to `filter` the primary information sources, usually by subject area, and provide the indicators to this ... Two types of documents, indexes and abstracts, contain catalogs and bibliographies of original materials....
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/7

  6. abstract
    abstract (s), abstracts (pl) 1. Not concrete; not relating to concrete objects but expressing something that can only be appreciated intellectually. 2. Not easy to understand; based on general principles or theories rather than on specific instances. 3. A brief statement of the essential thoughts ...
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2168/

  7. Abstract
    [summary] An abstract is a brief summary of a research article, thesis, review, conference proceeding or any in-depth analysis of a particular subject or discipline, and is often used to help the reader quickly ascertain the paper`s purpose. When used, an abstract always appears at the begin...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_(summary)

  8. Abstract
    [law] In law, an abstract is a brief statement that contains the most important points of a long legal document or of several related legal papers. ==Abstract of title== The Abstract of Title, used in real estate transactions, is the more common form of abstract. An abstract of title lists a...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_(law)

  9. Abstract
    An summary of an information source. Abstracts may be included with the citations in an index.
    Found op http://www.ycp.edu/library/ifl/glossary.html

  10. Abstract
    (Lat. ab, from + trahere, to draw) A designation applied to a partial aspect or quality considered in isolation from a total object, which is, in contrast, designated concrete. -- L.W.
    Found op http://www.ditext.com/runes/a.html

  11. Abstract
    n. it is a brief statement of the most important points of a long legal document or of several related legal papers. Most common usage involves real estate transactions enlisting all the owners of a property before it came into possession of the present owner.
    Found op http://www.legal-explanations.com/definitions/abstract.htm

  12. Abstract
    Abstract means theoretical rather than practical.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AA.HTM

  13. abstract
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ab′strakt Definitions: 1. A preparation made by evaporating a fluid extract to a powder and triturating with milk sugar. 2. A condensation or summary of a scientific or literary article or address.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=326

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