abstracción — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
- abstraction noun The process of considering an idea or quality separately from any specific object.
- daydreaming noun The act or habit of drifting into daydreams instead of focusing on the present.
Senses
abstracción is used for these senses in English:
- absent-mindedness The characteristic or state of being easily distracted or preoccupied. [First attested in the late 19th century.]
- abstract An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
abstract — full definition
- noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
- adj Existing as an idea rather than a physical, concrete thing.
- adj Relating to art that uses shapes, colours, and forms rather than realistic depictions.
- verb To take out or separate a general idea or quality from something specific.
abstraction — full definition
- noun The process of considering an idea or quality separately from any specific object.
- noun A general idea or concept, as opposed to something concrete.
- noun In computing, the hiding of implementation detail behind a simpler interface.