ABSTRACTION


Meaning of ABSTRACTION in English

/ æbˈstrækʃn; NAmE / noun

1.

[ C , U ] ( formal ) a general idea not based on any particular real person, thing or situation; the quality of being abstract

2.

[ U ] ( formal ) the state of thinking deeply about sth and not paying attention to what is around you

3.

[ U , C ] ( technical ) the action of removing sth from sth else; the process of being removed from sth else :

water abstraction from rivers

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Latin abstractio(n-) , from the verb abstrahere draw away from ab- from + trahere draw off.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.