ABS

ABS

abbr.

1. antilock braking system

2. asset-backed security

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abs

(æbz)

pl n

informal abdominal muscles

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ABS

abbreviation for

(Elements & Compounds) acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene: any of a range of tough copolymers used esp for making moulded articles

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abs

(æbz)
n.pl. Informal.

abdominal muscles.

[1980–85, Amer.]

ABS

n.

a strong, lightweight plastic that is a copolymer of acrylonitrile, butadiene, and styrene.

ABS

antilock braking system.

abs-

var. of ab-, before c and t: abscond; abstract.

abs.

1. absent.

2. absolute.

3. abstract.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ABS - any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene plastic - generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives

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Translations

ABS

ABSblokkolásgátló fékberendezés

ABS

N ABBR =antilock braking system → ABS m

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abs

[ˈæbz] npl (= abdominal muscles) → abdos mplABS brakes [ˌeɪbiːɛsˈbreɪks] npl → freins mpl ABS

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ABS

abbr of anti-lock braking system; ABS brakes → ABS-Bremsen pl

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abs

pl (inf) abbr of abductors → Bauchmuskeln pl; abs pl and pecs pl → Bauch- und Brustmuskeln pl

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