ABEL


Meaning of ABEL in English

/ay"beuhl/ ; for 4 also Norw. /ah"beuhl/ , n.

1. the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.

2. Sir Frederick Augustus , 1827-1902, English chemist: inventor of cordite.

3. I. W. , 1908-87, U.S. labor leader: president of the United Steelworkers of America 1965-77.

4. Niels Henrik /neels hen"rddik/ , 1802-29, Norwegian mathematician.

5. a male given name.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .