make an abstract of

  • 1abstract — for adj. [, ab strakt′, ab′strakt΄; ] for n.1 & vt.4 [, ab′strakt΄; ] for n.2 [, ab′strakt΄, ab strakt′; ] for vt.1, 2, & 3 [, ab strakt′] adj. [< L abstractus, pp. of abstrahere, to draw from, separate < ab(s) , from + trahere, to DRAW] 1 …

    English World dictionary

  • 2abstract — I. adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin abstractus, from Latin, past participle of abstrahere to drag away, from abs , ab + trahere to pull, draw Date: 14th century 1. a. disassociated from any specific instance < an abstract entity > b. difficult …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 3abstract — abstracter, n. abstractly, adv. abstractness, n. adj. /ab strakt , ab strakt/; n. /ab strakt/; v. /ab strakt / for 11 14, /ab strakt/ for 15, adj. 1. thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances: an abstract&#8230; …

    Universalium

  • 4abstract — ab•stract adj. [[t]æbˈstrækt, ˈæb strækt[/t]] n. [[t]ˈæb strækt[/t]] v. [[t]æbˈstrækt[/t]] for 11 14, [[t]ˈæb strækt[/t]] for 15 adj. 1) thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances: an abstract idea[/ex] 2)&#8230; …

    From formal English to slang

  • 5abstract — 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&#8230; …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 6abstract — 1. A preparation made by evaporating a fluid extract to a powder and triturating with milk sugar. 2. A condensation or summary of a scientific or literary article or address. [L. ab straho, pp. tractus, to draw away] structured a. summary&#8230; …

    Medical dictionary

  • 7abstract — / æbstrækt/ noun a short form of a report or document ● to make an abstract of the company accounts …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 8Abstract management — is the process of accepting and preparing abstracts for presentation at an academic conference. The process consists of either invited or proffered submissions of the abstract or summary of work. The abstract typically states the hypothesis,&#8230; …

    Wikipedia

  • 9Make (software) — make Original author(s) Stuart Feldman Initial release 1977 Type build automation tool In software development, Make is a utility that automatically builds executable programs and libraries from source code by rea …

    Wikipedia

  • 10abstract — ► ADJECTIVE 1) theoretical rather than physical or concrete. 2) (of art) achieving its effect through colour and shapes rather than attempting to represent recognizable reality. ► VERB 1) extract or remove. 2) consider theoretically or separately …

    English terms dictionary