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abstract adjective

  /əbˈstɹækt/ , /ˈæbˌstɹækt/ , /ˌæbˈstɹækt/
  • Apart from practice or reality; vague; theoretical; impersonal; not applied.
 abstrakt, teoretisk
  • (now, rare) Drawn away; removed from; apart from; separate. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  • (arts, often, capitalized) Free from representational qualities, in particular the non-representational styles of the 20th century. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
 abstrakt
  • Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
 djupsinnig, svårfattlig, abstrakt

abstract noun

  /əbˈstɹækt/ , /ˈæbˌstɹækt/ , /ˌæbˈstɹækt/
  • An abridgement or summary of a longer publication. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
 sammandrag, sammanfattning, abstrakt, utdrag, referat
  • An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
  • (arts) An abstract work of art. [First attested in the early 20th century.]
 abstrakt

abstract verb

  /əbˈstɹækt/ , /ˈæbˌstɹækt/ , /ˌæbˈstɹækt/
  • To conceptualize an ideal subgroup by means of the generalization of an attribute, as follows: by apprehending an attribute inherent to one individual, then separating that attribute and contemplating it by itself, then conceiving of that attribute as a general quality, then despecifying that conceived quality with respect to several or many individuals, and by then ideating a group composed of those individuals perceived to possess said quality.
 abstrahera
  • (transitive) To separate; to disengage. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
 abstrahera, skilja av, skilja ut, ta bort
  • (transitive, euphemistic) To steal; to take away; to remove without permission. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
 knycka, nalla, sno, stjäla
  • (transitive) To summarize; to abridge; to epitomize. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
 sammandrag, sammanfatta

abstraction noun

  /æbˈstɹæk.ʃn̩/ , /əbˈstɹæk.ʃn̩/
  • The act of focusing on one characteristic of an object rather than the object as a whole group of characteristics; the act of separating said qualities from the object or ideas. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
  • The act of comparing commonality between distinct objects and organizing using those similarities; the act of generalizing characteristics; the product of said generalization. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
 abstraktion

abstracted adjective

  /æb.ˈstɹæk.tɪd/ , /əb.ˈstɹæk.tɪd/
  • Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
 absorberad

abstractive adjective

  /æbˈstɹæk.tɪv/ , /əbˈstɹæk.tɪv/
  • Having an abstracting nature or tendency; tending to separate; tending to be withdrawn. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
  • Derived by abstraction; belonging to abstraction. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
 abstrakt
abstract noun
abstrakt substantiv
abstract algebra
abstrakt algebra
abstract expressionism
abstrakt expressionism
abstract art
abstrakt konst
abstract factory pattern
abstrakt fabrik
abstract term
abstrakt begrepp
abstract class
abstrakt klass
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