transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈab-sə-ˌlüt, ˌab-sə-ˈ ]
adjective
Etymology: Middle English absolut, from Anglo-French, from Latin absolutus, from past participle of absolvere to set free, absolve
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : free from imperfection : perfect
it is a most absolute and excellent horse — Shakespeare
b. : free or relatively free from mixture : pure
absolute alcohol
c. : outright , unmitigated
an absolute lie
2. : being, governed by, or characteristic of a ruler or authority completely free from constitutional or other restraint
absolute power
3.
a. : standing apart from a normal or usual syntactical relation with other words or sentence elements
the absolute construction this being the case in the sentence “this being the case, let us go”
b. of an adjective or possessive pronoun : standing alone without a modified substantive
blind in “help the blind” and ours in “your work and ours” are absolute
c. of a verb : having no object in the particular construction under consideration though normally transitive
kill in “if looks could kill” is an absolute verb
4. : having no restriction, exception, or qualification
an absolute requirement
absolute freedom
5. : positive , unquestionable
absolute proof
6.
a. : independent of arbitrary standards of measurement
b. : relating to or derived in the simplest manner from the fundamental units of length, mass, and time
absolute electric units
c. : relating to, measured on, or being a temperature scale based on absolute zero
absolute temperature
specifically : kelvin
10° absolute
7. : fundamental , ultimate
absolute knowledge
8. : perfectly embodying the nature of a thing
absolute justice
9. : being self-sufficient and free of external references or relationships
an absolute term in logic
absolute music
10. : being the true distance from an aircraft to the earth's surface
absolute altitude
• absolute noun
• ab·so·lute·ness noun