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απόσταγμα — meaning in English

apostagma

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English meaning

  • abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
  • distillation noun The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.

Senses

απόσταγμα is used for these senses in English:

  • abstract (real estate) A summary title of the key points detailing a tract of land, for ownership; abstract of title.
  • distillation The substance extracted by distilling.

abstract — full definition

  1. noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
  2. adj Existing as an idea rather than a physical, concrete thing.
  3. adj Relating to art that uses shapes, colours, and forms rather than realistic depictions.
  4. verb To take out or separate a general idea or quality from something specific.

distillation — full definition

  1. noun The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.
  2. noun That which falls in drops.
  3. noun The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.
  4. noun Purification through repeated or continuous distilling; rectification.

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