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Abstract (disambiguation); Abstractly; Abstract form

abstract         
I
n. in the abstract
II
v. (technical) (D; tr.) to abstract from (to abstract iron from ore)
abstract         
(abstracts)
1.
An abstract idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and events.
...abstract principles such as justice...
It's not a question of some abstract concept.
= theoretical
ADJ
abstractly
It is hard to think abstractly in these conditions.
ADV
2.
When you talk or think about something in the abstract, you talk or think about it in a general way, rather than considering particular things or events.
Money was a commodity she never thought about except in the abstract.
PHRASE: PHR with cl/group
3.
In grammar, an abstract noun refers to a quality or idea rather than to a physical object.
...abstract words such as glory, honor, and courage.
? concrete
ADJ: ADJ n
4.
Abstract art makes use of shapes and patterns rather than showing people or things.
...a modern abstract painting.
? figurative
ADJ: usu ADJ n
5.
An abstract is an abstract work of art.
N-COUNT
6.
An abstract of an article, document, or speech is a short piece of writing that gives the main points of it.
= summary
N-COUNT: oft N of n
abstract         
I. v. a.
1.
Separate, disunite, disjoin, dissociate, isolate, detach, disengage, take out of context, take out of its proper whole, view partially, view one-sidedly, regard without reference to relations, consider in bare thought, think without the definiteness of sense-perception, think vaguely.
2.
Take, seize, appropriate, steal, purloin.
3.
Abridge, abbreviate, epitomize, make an abstract of, outline, make synopsis of.
II. a.
1.
Separate, isolated, not concrete, out of context, unrelated, simple, by itself, per se.
2.
Occult, recondite, subtile, refined, abstracted, vague. See abstruse.
III. n.
Abridgment, epitome, summary, conspectus, compend, compendium, synopsis, syllabus, outline, digest, brief, breviary, sum and substance, concise statement, gist, drift, general contents.

Wikipedia

Abstract

Abstract may refer to:

  • Abstract (album), 1962 album by Joe Harriott
  • Abstract of title, a summary of the documents affecting title to parcel of land
  • Abstract (law), a summary of a legal document
  • Abstract (summary), in academic publishing
  • Abstract art, artistic works that do not attempt to represent reality or concrete subjects
  • Abstract: The Art of Design, 2017 Netflix documentary series
  • Abstract music, music that is non-representational
  • Abstract object in philosophy
  • Abstract structure in mathematics
  • Abstract type in computer science
  • The property of an abstraction
  • Q-Tip (musician), also known as "The Abstract"
  • Abstract and concrete
Aussprachebeispiele für abstract
1. abstract.
Bitwise - A Life in Code _ David Auerbach _ Talks at Google
2. abstract way."
Civil War General-Purpose Computing _ Cory Doctorow _ Talks at Google
3. abstract levels.
How to Create a Mind _ Ray Kurzweil _ Talks at Google
4. abstract expressionist.
Art World Inspiration _ Christian Awe & Shingo Francis _ Talks at Google
5. Too abstract.
What to Talk About _ Rob Baedeker & Chris Colin _ Talks at Google
Beispiele aus Textkorpus für abstract
1. "Most everyone I talked to about it in the abstract said, ‘Bring it on.‘ That‘s in the abstract.
2. By Tamara Traubmann His paintings were first shown in London in 1'57 as abstract lyrical or abstract expressionist works.
3. Climate change – for so long an abstract concern for an academic few – is no longer so abstract.
4. The abstract concept of such a huge event was unappealing.
5. However, we are not talking about an abstract offer.