abstraction
ab·strac·tion
noun \ab-ˈstrak-shən, əb-\Definition of ABSTRACTION
1
a : the act or process of abstracting : the state of being abstracted b : an abstract idea or term
2
: absence of mind or preoccupation
3
: abstract quality or character
4
a : an abstract composition or creation in art b : abstractionism
— ab·strac·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-nəl\ adjective
— ab·strac·tive \ab-ˈstrak-tiv, ˈab-ˌ\ adjective
Examples of ABSTRACTION
- abstraction of data from hospital records
- “Beauty” and “truth” are abstractions.
- She gazed out the window in abstraction.
First Known Use of ABSTRACTION
1549
Related to ABSTRACTION
Synonyms: idea, cogitation, concept, conception, image, impression, intellection, mind's eye, notion, picture, thought
Related Words: apprehension, premonition, presentiment; preconception, prejudice, prepossession; chimera, delusion, hallucination, illusion, phantasm (also fantasm); caprice, conceit, fancy, freak, kink, vagary, whim; cognition, observation, perception, reflection; assumption, belief, conclusion, conviction; conjecture, guess, hunch, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmise, theory; brainchild, brainstorm, brain wave, inspiration
Rhymes with ABSTRACTION
attraction, bolt-action, class action, compaction, contraction, cross action, detraction, diffraction, distraction, exaction, extraction, impaction, inaction, infraction, job action, live-action, olfaction, protraction, reaction, redaction, refraction, retraction, stop-action, subtraction, transaction
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