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abs

  [abz]
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–plural noun Informal.
abdominal muscles.
Origin:
1980–85, Americanism; by shortening
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ABS

 
Chemistry. ABS resin.

ABS

 
antilock braking system.

abs-

 
var. of ab-: absent; abscond.

abs.

 
1. absent.
2. absolute.
3. abstract.

A.B.S.

 
1. American Bible Society.
2. American Bureau of Shipping.

Ab

  [ahb, ahv]
–noun
Av.

ab-

 
a formal element occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “away from”: abdicate; abolition.
Also, a-, abs-.

Origin:
< L ab (prep. and prefix) from, away, c. Gk apó, Skt ápa, G ab, E of 1 , off

ABS resin

 
–noun Chemistry.
a copolymer of acrylonitrile, butadiene, and styrene that is a tough, light, economical, heat- and stain-resistant plastic: used for telephones, boat hulls, and medical equipment.
Also called ABS

Av

  [ahv, awv]
–noun
the eleventh month of the Jewish calendar.
Also, Ab.

Origin:
< Heb ābh
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ab 2   (āb)   
n.   Slang
An abdominal muscle. Often used in the plural.
abs  
abbr.  absolute temperature
ABS  
abbr.  antilock braking system
absolute temperature  
n.   Abbr. abs
Temperature measured or calculated on an absolute scale.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
abs [æbz]

  1. n.
    the abdominal muscles. (Bodybuilding. See also six-pack; washboard abs.) : Look at the abs on that guy. Like a crossword puzzle!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: AB
Function: abbreviation
1 aid to blind
2 [Latin artium baccalaureus] bachelor of arts

Main Entry: abs
Pronunciation: 'abz
plural of AB

Main Entry: abs
Function: abbreviation
1 absent
2 absolute

Main Entry: AV
Function: abbreviation
1 arteriovenous
2 atrioventricular
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Ab abbr.
antibody

ab- 2
pref.
Used to indicate an electromagnetic unit in the centimeter-gram-second system: abcoulomb.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
abs

  1. abdominal muscles

  2. absolute temperature

ABS

  1. American Board of Surgery

  2. Animal Behavior Society

  3. antilock braking system

The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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