abs

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English [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Abbreviation [edit]

abs

  1. absolute temperature
  2. (mathematics) Abbreviated form of the absolute value function.
  3. Abstract.

Noun [edit]

abs pl

  1. (informal) The abdominal muscles. Plural form of ab[First attested in the mid 20th century.][1]


Usage notes [edit]

The singular ab is rarely used.

Synonyms [edit]

Translations [edit]

abdominal muscles
absolute function

References [edit]

  1. ^ 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 2:

Anagrams [edit]

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