Ab
[ ahb, ahv ]
/ ɑb, ɑv /
noun
Av.
Definition for ab (2 of 9)
Definition for ab (3 of 9)
AB
Nautical.
able seaman.
U.S. Air Force.
Airman Basic.
Alberta, Canada (approved for postal use).
antiballistic; antiballistic missile.
Definition for ab (4 of 9)
AB
Symbol, Physiology.
a major blood group usually enabling a person whose blood is of this type to donate blood to persons of type AB and to receive blood from persons of type O, A, B, or AB.
Compare
ABO system.
Definition for ab (5 of 9)
abs
[ abz ]
/ æbz /
plural noun Informal.
abdominal muscles.
Origin of abs
An Americanism dating back to 1980–85; by shortening
Definition for ab (6 of 9)
Definition for ab (7 of 9)
ab-
a formal element occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “away from”: abdicate; abolition.
Definition for ab (8 of 9)
Origin of A.B.
1
< New Latin, Medieval Latin
Artium Baccalaureus
Definition for ab (9 of 9)
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British Dictionary definitions for ab (2 of 6)
AB
abbreviation for
Also: a.b.
able-bodied seaman
(in the US) Bachelor of Arts
(esp in postal addresses) Alberta (Canada)
symbol for
a human blood type of the ABO group, containing both the A antigen and the B antigen
British Dictionary definitions for ab (3 of 6)
ab-
1
prefix
away from; off; outside of; opposite to
abnormal; abaxial; aboral
Word Origin for ab-
from Latin
ab away from
British Dictionary definitions for ab (4 of 6)
ab-
2
prefix
denoting a cgs unit of measurement in the electromagnetic system
abvolt
Word Origin for ab-
abstracted from
absolute
British Dictionary definitions for ab (5 of 6)
abs
/ (æbz) /
pl n
informal
abdominal muscles
British Dictionary definitions for ab (6 of 6)
ABS
abbreviation for
acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene: any of a range of tough copolymers used esp for making moulded articles
Medical definitions for ab
Ab
abbr.
antibody