| Abstraction: English to English |
| Abstraction (a.) A separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; as, a hermit's abstraction. |
| Abstraction (a.) A separation of volatile parts by the act of distillation. |
| Abstraction (a.) Absence or absorption of mind; inattention to present objects. |
| Abstraction (a.) An idea or notion of an abstract, or theoretical nature; as, to fight for mere abstractions. |
| Abstraction (a.) The act of abstracting, separating, or withdrawing, or the state of being withdrawn; withdrawal. |
| Abstraction (a.) The act process of leaving out of consideration one or more properties of a complex object so as to attend to others; analysis. Thus, when the mind considers the form of a tree by itself, or the color of the leaves as separate from their size or figure, t |
| Abstraction (a.) The taking surreptitiously for one's own use part of the property of another; purloining. |