English Online Dictionary. What means abs? What does abs mean?
Translingual
Symbol
abs
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Ambonese Malay.
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æbz/
- Rhymes: -æbz
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
Translations
Verb
abs
- third-person singular simple present indicative form of ab
References
Anagrams
- B. A. S., B.A.S., B.A.s, BAS, BAs, BSA, SAB, SBA, Sab., bas, sab
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *aps, variant of *ap (see ab). Compare Ancient Greek ἄψ (áps, “back again; in return”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /abs/, [äps̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /abs/, [äbs]
Preposition
abs (+ ablative)
- (archaic) Alternative form of ab
Usage notes
- This form is used almost exclusively with the second person singular pronoun (tē) in Old Latin up until the early Classical period as an archaicism, with Cicero hesitating between 'abs tē' and 'ā tē' until the latter won out in the final years of his life. The variant most likely became obsolete at the latest by the end of the Augustan era.
Livonian
Noun
abs
- inessive singular of ab
Portuguese
Etymology
Abbreviation of abraços (“hugs”).
Noun
abs m pl (plural only)
- (Internet slang, text messaging) hugs
Interjection
abs
- (Internet slang, text messaging) used to close an informal message or e-mail, or as a goodbye on text messaging
- Synonym: bjs
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:abs.
Scots
Noun
abs
- plural of ab
References
- “abs, n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.