abort
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Middle English, from Latin abortus, perfect active participle of aborior (“miscarry”), formed from ab + orior (“come into being”).
Noun [edit]
abort (plural aborts)
- (obsolete) A miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 17th century.]
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, I.2.4.vi:
- In Japonia 'tis a common thing to stifle their children if they be poor, or to make an abort, which Aristotle commends.
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, I.2.4.vi:
- (now rare) The product of a miscarriage; an aborted offspring; an abortion. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
- (military, aeronautics) An early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to missiles or spacecraft; the craft making such a mission.
- We've had aborts on three of our last seven launches.
- (computing) The function used to abort a process.
- (computing) An event involving the abort of a process.
- We've had three aborts over the last two days.
Translations [edit]
miscarriage
product of a miscarriage
function used to abort a process
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Latin abortare, from abortus, from aboriri (“miscarry”), from ab- (“not”) + oriri (“come into being, arise, appear”).
Verb [edit]
abort (third-person singular simple present aborts, present participle aborting, simple past and past participle aborted)
- (intransitive) To miscarry; to bring forth offspring prematurely. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
- (transitive) To end prematurely; to stop in the preliminary stages; to turn back. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
- (intransitive) To stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
- (intransitive, biology) To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to cease organic growth before maturation; to become sterile. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
- (transitive, biology) To cause an organism to develop minimally; to cause rudimentary development to happen; to prevent maturation. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
- (intransitive, military) To fail or abandon a mission for any reason other than enemy action. It may occur at any point after the beginning of the mission and prior to its completion. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]
- (transitive, aeronautics) To terminate a mission involving a missile or rocket; to destroy a missile or rocket prematurely. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]
- (transitive) To cause a premature termination of a foetus; to bring forth offspring prematurely; to end a pregnancy before term.
- (transitive, computing) To terminate a process prior to completion.
Derived terms [edit]
See also [edit]
Translations [edit]
to miscarry
to cause a premature termination
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to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages
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biology: to become checked in normal development
biology: to cause an organism to develop minimally
military: to fail or abandon a mission
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aeronautics: to terminate a mission involving a missile or rocket
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computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
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References [edit]
- abort in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
Anagrams [edit]
Crimean Tatar [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin abortus.
Noun [edit]
abort
Declension [edit]
declension of abort
| nominative | abort |
|---|---|
| genitive | abortnıñ |
| dative | abortqa |
| accusative | abortnı |
| locative | abortta |
| ablative | aborttan |
References [edit]
- Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]
Danish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
abort c (singular definite aborten, plural indefinite aborter)
Inflection [edit]
Inflection of abort
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | abort | aborten | aborter | aborterne |
| genitive | aborts | abortens | aborters | aborternes |
Norwegian [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
abort m
- abortion (miscarriage)
Inflection [edit]
Inflection of abort
Swedish [edit]
Noun [edit]
abort c
- (obsolete) an abort, a miscarriage
- an abort, an abortion (about the process of aborting a pregnancy)
Declension [edit]
Declension of abort
Related terms [edit]
References [edit]
- abort in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)
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