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abs¹
- /æbz/
Rhymes with -æbz
adjective
- Abbreviation of abstract
noun
-
The abdominal muscles; plural of ab.
Similar: abdominal
- Acronym of absolute temperature
- Initialism of absolute value function
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of ab
ABS²
noun
- Initialism of antilock braking system
- 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 asset-backed security or asset-backed securities
- Initialism of automatic block signaling
- Initialism of auto-brewery syndrome
proper noun
- Initialism of Automated Ball-Strike System
- Initialism of Arch build system
- Initialism of Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Ellipsis of ABS-CBN
Abs³
Where it comes from
From Ab + -s (plural suffix).
noun
- plural of Ab
proper noun
- plural of Ab
Abs⁴
Where it comes from
Clipping of Abigail + -s (hypocoristic suffix).
proper noun Abbs
- A diminutive of the female given name Abigail.
ABs⁵
noun
- plural of AB
- All Blacks, the New Zealand national rugby team.
Translations
Talk about this word "abs." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/abs. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. abs. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/abs "abs." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/abs.Cite this
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title = {abs},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abs},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}