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abstraction
[ ab-strak-shuhn ]
noun
- an abstract or general idea or term.
- the act of considering something as a general quality or characteristic, apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances.
- an impractical idea; something visionary and unrealistic.
- the act of taking away or separating; withdrawal:
The sensation of cold is due to the abstraction of heat from our bodies.
- secret removal, especially theft.
- absent-mindedness; inattention; mental absorption.
- Fine Arts.
- the abstract qualities or characteristics of a work of art.
- a work of art, especially a nonrepresentational one, stressing formal relationships.
abstraction
/ æˈٰæʃə /
noun
- absence of mind; preoccupation
- the process of formulating generalized ideas or concepts by extracting common qualities from specific examples
- an idea or concept formulated in this way
good and evil are abstractions
- logic an operator that forms a class name or predicate from any given expression See also lambda calculus
- an abstract painting, sculpture, etc
- the act of withdrawing or removing
Derived Forms
- ˈٰپ, adverb
- ˈٰپ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ٰtDz· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of abstraction1
Example Sentences
An electronic score by John Carroll Kirby apes the sound of the era but devolves into abstraction as the story develops into something darker.
Time and Disillusion remain abstractions up to the point when we dare no longer fool ourselves.
It does not belong to institutions or abstractions — and least of all to non-existent institutions or abstractions.
The other was the vigorous argument between abstraction and figuration as front runner of the avant-garde, then being hard-fought in the American art world.
Limits on abstraction were needed to ensure the species and habitats had sufficient water to survive "particularly during dry summers and low flow periods," she said.
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