ABS

See also: abs, Abs, ABs, abs., Abs., ABŞ, A♭s, and abs-

Translingual

Symbol

ABS

  1. (international standards, aviation) IATA airport code for Abu Simbel Airport, which serves Abu Simbel, Aswan, Egypt.

English

Noun

ABS

  1. (automotive) Initialism of antilock braking system.
  2. (organic chemistry) Initialism of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene.
  3. (plumbing, informal, humorous) Initialism of all-black stuff: i.e. acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, referring to the black color of the waste water
    1. plumbing pipes composed of this plastic.
  4. Initialism of automatic block signaling.
  5. Initialism of auto-brewery syndrome.

Derived terms

Translations

Proper noun

ABS

  1. (computing) Initialism of Arch build system.
  2. (Australia) Initialism of Australian Bureau of Statistics.
  3. (Philippines, colloquial) Ellipsis of ABS-CBN.

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from German ABS, initialism of German Antiblockiersystem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.be.ɛs/
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Noun

ABS m

  1. (automotive) initialism of système de freinage antiblocage

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

ABS

  1. initialism of Antiblockiersystem (anti-lock braking system)

Indonesian

Noun

ABS (plural ABS-ABS)

  1. abbreviation of asal bapak senang

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English ABS.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [e̞ːbʲiːe̞sɨ]

Noun

ABS(エービーエス) • (ēbīesu

  1. (automotive) Initialism of anti-lock brake system.
  2. (organic chemistry) Initialism of alkyl benzene sulfonate.

Spanish

Noun

ABS m (plural ABS)

  1. ABS (antilock brake system)

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