abs

AB

—*abbreviation for*
1.	Also: a.b. able-bodied seaman
2.	(in the US) Bachelor of Arts
3.	(esp in postal addresses) Alberta (Canada)

—*symbol for*
4.	a human blood type of the ABO group, containing both the A antigen and the B antigen

abs (æbz)

—*pl n*
	informal abdominal muscles

ABS

—*abbreviation for*
	acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene: any of a range of tough copolymers used esp for making moulded articles

Av or Ab (æv)

—n
	(in the Jewish calendar) the fifth month of the year according to biblical reckoning and the eleventh month in the civil year, usually falling within July and August

[from Hebrew]

Ab or Ab

—n

[from Hebrew]

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Medical Dictionary

Ab abbr.
antibody

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Slang Dictionary

abs definition

[æbz]

n.
the abdominal muscles. (Bodybuilding. See also six-pack; washboard abs.) : Look at the abs on that guy. Like a crossword puzzle!

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Abbreviations & Acronyms

ab
Abkhazian

Ab
antibody