ALL meanings of abstract
ab·stract
A a - adjective abstract An abstract idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and events. 3
- adjective abstract In grammar, an abstract noun refers to a quality or idea rather than to a physical object. 3
- adjective abstract Abstract art makes use of shapes and patterns rather than showing people or things. 3
- countable noun abstract An abstract is an abstract work of art. 3
- countable noun abstract An abstract of an article, document, or speech is a short piece of writing that gives the main points of it. 3
- verb abstract If you abstract something from a place, you take it from there. 3
- adjective abstract having no reference to material objects or specific examples; not concrete 3
- adjective abstract not applied or practical; theoretical 3
- adjective abstract hard to understand; recondite; abstruse 3
- adjective abstract denoting art characterized by geometric, formalized, or otherwise nonrepresentational qualities 3
- adjective abstract defined in terms of its formal properties 3
- adjective abstract (of an idea) functioning for some empiricists as the meaning of a general term 3
- noun abstract a condensed version of a piece of writing, speech, etc; summary 3
- noun abstract an abstract term or idea 3
- noun abstract an abstract painting, sculpture, etc 3
- verb abstract to think of (a quality or concept) generally without reference to a specific example; regard theoretically 3
- verb abstract to form (a general idea) by abstraction 3
- verb abstract to summarize or epitomize 3
- verb abstract to remove or extract 3
- verb abstract to steal 3
- adjective abstract thought of apart from any particular instances or material objects; not concrete 3
- adjective abstract expressing a quality thought of apart from any particular or material object 3
- adjective abstract not easy to understand because of being extremely complex, remote from concrete reality, etc.; abstruse 3
- adjective abstract theoretical; not practical or applied 3
- adjective abstract designating or of art abstracted from reality, in which designs or forms may be definite and geometric or fluid and amorphous 3
- noun abstract a brief statement of the essential content of a book, article, speech, court record, etc.; summary 3
- noun abstract an abstract thing, condition, idea, etc. 3
- verb transitive abstract to take away; remove 3
- verb transitive abstract to take dishonestly; steal 3
- verb transitive abstract to think of (a quality) apart from any particular instance or material object that has it; also, to form (a general idea) from particular instances 3
- verb transitive abstract to summarize; make an abstract of 3
- noun Definition of abstract in Technology (philosophy) A description of a concept that leaves out some information or details in order to simplify it in some useful way. Abstraction is a powerful technique that is applied in many areas of computing and elsewhere. For example: abstract class, data abstraction, abstract interpretation, abstract syntax, Hardware Abstraction Layer. 1
- adjective abstract thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances: an abstract idea. 1
- adjective abstract expressing a quality or characteristic apart from any specific object or instance, as justice, poverty, and speed. 1
- adjective abstract theoretical; not applied or practical: abstract science. 1
- adjective abstract difficult to understand; abstruse: abstract speculations. 1
- adjective abstract Fine Arts. of or relating to the formal aspect of art, emphasizing lines, colors, generalized or geometrical forms, etc., especially with reference to their relationship to one another. (often initial capital letter) pertaining to the nonrepresentational art styles of the 20th century. 1
- noun abstract a summary of a text, scientific article, document, speech, etc.; epitome. 1
- noun abstract something that concentrates in itself the essential qualities of anything more extensive or more general, or of several things; essence. 1
- noun abstract an idea or term considered apart from some material basis or object. 1
- noun abstract an abstract work of art. 1
- verb with object abstract to draw or take away; remove. 1
- verb with object abstract to divert or draw away the attention of. 1
- verb with object abstract to steal. 1
- verb with object abstract to consider as a general quality or characteristic apart from specific objects or instances: to abstract the notions of time, space, and matter. 1
- verb with object abstract to make an abstract of; summarize. 1
- idioms abstract abstract away from, to omit from consideration. 1
- idioms abstract in the abstract, without reference to a specific object or instance; in theory: beauty in the abstract. 1
- adjective abstract not concrete 1
- adjective abstract theoretical, not practical 1