abs
IPA: ˈeɪbˈiˈɛs
noun
- (informal) The abdominal muscles. plural of ab
- plumbing pipes composed of this plastic.
- (rugby) All Blacks, the New Zealand national rugby team.
- Acronym of absolute temperature. [Thermodynamic temperature; temperature measured on an absolute scale such as the Kelvin scale.]
- (mathematics) Initialism of absolute value function.
- (automotive) Initialism of antilock braking system.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. [(chemistry) An amorphous thermoplastic polymer made by polymerizing styrene and acrylonitrile in the presence of polybutadiene.]
- (plumbing, informal, humorous) Initialism of all-black stuff: i.e. acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, referring to the black color of the waste water
- Initialism of automatic block signaling.
- Initialism of auto-brewery syndrome. [(pathology) A condition in which the contents of the sufferer’s stomach ferment, creating alcohol.]
- (computing) Initialism of Arch build system.
adjective
- Abbreviation of abstract. [(obsolete) Derived; extracted.]
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Examples of "abs" in Sentences
- According to the ABS it is a suburb.
- Abs of steel is meant to mean since abs are muscle they are hard as steel.
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