abs
[ abz ]
/ æbz /
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plural noun Informal.
abdominal muscles.
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Nearby words
- abruptly,
- abruptly pinnate,
- abruzzi,
- abruzzi e molise,
- abrv,
- abs brake,
- abs feb.,
- abs resin,
- abs-,
- abs.
Origin of abs
An Americanism dating back to 1980–85; by shortening
ABS
antilock braking system.
ABS
Chemistry. ABS resin.
Ab
[ ahb, ahv ]
/ ɑb, ɑv /
noun
Av.
abs-
variant of ab-: absent; abscond.
abs.
A.B.S.
American Bible Society.
American Bureau of Shipping.
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abs
/ (æbz) /
pl n
informal abdominal muscles
ABS
abbreviation for
acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene: any of a range of tough copolymers used esp for making moulded articles
Ab
/ (æb) /
noun
a variant of Av
AB
abbreviation for
Also: a.b. able-bodied seaman
(in the US) Bachelor of Arts
(esp in postal addresses) Alberta (Canada)
symbol for
a human blood type of the ABO group, containing both the A antigen and the B antigen
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Ab
abbr.
antibody
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