Pronunciation: /ˈæbˌstræks/
noun a summary or brief description of a publication or document
A1 I read abstracts of scientific articles to get a basic understanding of the research.
A2 The conference program included abstracts of all the presentations.
B1 Students were asked to write abstracts for their research papers.
B2 The book contains abstracts of key philosophical works.
C1 The abstracts submitted for the conference were reviewed by a panel of experts.
C2 She is an expert at writing clear and concise abstracts for academic journals.
verb to summarize or give a brief description of something
A1 She abstracts the main ideas from the text to create a summary.
A2 Students need to learn how to abstract information from various sources.
B1 The artist abstracts elements from nature to create unique paintings.
B2 Scientists abstract data from experiments to draw conclusions.
C1 The researcher abstracts complex theories into simple concepts for the public to understand.
C2 The philosopher abstracts universal truths from the chaos of existence.
formal The conference organizers requested that all participants submit their abstracts by the deadline.
informal Don't forget to send in your abstracts for the presentation before it's too late.
slang Hey, make sure you get those abstracts in on time for the event.
figurative The artist's paintings were like abstracts of his innermost thoughts and emotions.
abstracted
abstracts
more abstract
most abstract
abstracts
will abstract
has abstracted
is abstracting
abstract
abstract
to abstract
abstracting
abstracted