[
UK
/ˈæbz/
]
[ US /ˈæbz, ˈeɪˈbiˈɛs/ ]
[ US /ˈæbz, ˈeɪˈbiˈɛs/ ]
NOUN
- any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances
How To Use ABS In A Sentence
- ‘In the absence of those assurances, we will have no choice but to ballot for industrial action,’ he said.
- While the site focuses mainly on their environmental concerns, they're also up in arms about the Bush administration's general abuse and disregard for science - including the idea that abstinence is some kind of cureall. News from the House of Sticks -
- Ireland does not have another manufacturing facility with a similar capacity to absorb glass cullet (crushed glass).
- The front end of the Jaguar was on stands and two mechanics were fitting a new shock absorber. A QUESTION OF PRINCIPLE
- By recording the spectra of several distant quasars whose light pierces the Milky Way, the spacecraft revealed some 50 ultraviolet-absorbing gas clouds around our galaxy.
- The potatoes will absorb any excess liquid overnight. Times, Sunday Times
- He eyed the coming tide with an absorbed attention.
- Fructose is absorbed more slowly than glucose and galactose. The Dictionary of Nutritional Health
- Both groups are forced to suffer the prejudices that have been fuelled by the tabloids and absorbed by an uninformed public.
- It also provides ample cushioning with shock-absorbing HydroFlow technology in the heel and forefoot, and has a water-repellant upper.