fab

See also Fab

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fæb/, X-SAMPA: /f{b/
• Rhymes: -æb

Etymology 1

From fabulous, by shortening

Adjective

fab (comparative fabber, superlative fabbest)

1. fabulous (great or spectacular).

Derived terms

• fabby

Etymology 2

From fabricate and its derived terms, by shortening

Noun

fab (plural fabs)

1. A manufacturing plant which fabricates items, particularly silicon chips.

   Hundreds were put out of work when the chip fab shut down.

Synonyms

• fabber

Verb

fab (third-person singular simple present fabs, present participle fabbing, simple past and past participle fabbed)

1. fabricate, especially in the context of fabbers

   It uses digital data from a computer to “fab” products and models of new products. [1]

Related terms

• fabber
• fabless
• pre-fab

Anagrams

• AFB, BAF, BFA, B.F.A.

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Volapük

Etymology

• IPA: /fab/

Noun

fab (plural fabs)

1. fable

Declension

declension of fab

	singular	plural
nominative	fab	fabs
genitive	faba	fabas
dative	fabe	fabes
accusative	fabi	fabis
predicative	fabu	fabus
vocative	o fab!	o fabs!

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA: [vɑːb]

Noun

fab m

1. Mutated form of mab.