ABS

ABS, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene

(noun) any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

abs

Abbreviation of abstract.

Noun

abs

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

Acronym of absolute temperature.

(mathematics) Initialism of absolute value function.

Usage notes

(abdominal muscles): The singular ab is rarely used.

Synonyms

• abdominal muscles

• abdominals

Verb

abs

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ab

Anagrams

• B. A. S., B.A.S., B.A.s, BAS, BAs, BSA, SAB, SBA, Sab., bas, sab

Noun

Abs

plural of Ab

Proper noun

Abs

plural of Ab

Anagrams

• B. A. S., B.A.S., B.A.s, BAS, BAs, BSA, SAB, SBA, Sab., bas, sab

Noun

ABs

plural of AB

(rugby) All Blacks, the New Zealand national rugby team.

Anagrams

• B. A. S., B.A.S., B.A.s, BAS, BAs, BSA, SAB, SBA, Sab., bas, sab

Noun

ABS

(automotive) Initialism of antilock braking system.

(organic compound) Initialism of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene.

(plumbing, informal, humorous) Initialism of all-black stuff: i.e. acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, referring to the black color of the waste water

plumbing pipes composed of this plastic.

Initialism of automatic block signaling.

Anagrams

• B. A. S., B.A.S., B.A.s, BAS, BAs, BSA, SAB, SBA, Sab., bas, sab

Source: Wiktionary



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