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UK
/ɐbˈʌndəns/
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[ US /əˈbəndəns/ ]
[ US /əˈbəndəns/ ]
NOUN
- (chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust; expressed as a percentage or in parts per million
- (physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present
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the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply
an age of abundance
How To Use abundance In A Sentence
- The wives showed themselves true to stereotype by forever cooking meals containing an abundance of chips and driving to shoe shops in Japanese cabriolets.
- But though this darkness were wholly removed, there is another darkness, that ariseth not from the want of light, but from the excessive superabundance of light — _caligo lucis nimiæ_, (240) that is, a divine darkness, a darkness of glory, such an infinite excess and superplus of light and glory, above all created capacities, that it dazzles and confounds all mortal or created understandings. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning
- On a sunny summer day one can be overwhelmed by the abundance of the wildlife. Times, Sunday Times
- Surrounded by cottonwoods and aspens and featuring a wooden footbridge and an abundance of regional flora and foliage, it's a place to meditate, contemplate, and relax.
- Folk wisdom tells of the abundance that follows a freeze. Times, Sunday Times
- Afterward the rider returns the maintenance station to refuel in abundance carries on the final sprint.
- Grams argues that all social layers share in life's abundance of physical and mental agonies.
- If the abundance of leather, suede, sheepskin and fur heading for our high street fashion stores is anything to go by, the answer is a resounding yes.
- These small, bushy plants literally bloom nonstop with an extraordinary abundance of petite flowers.
- These conditions are challenging - retaining acidity and preventing sunburnt fruit are two of the main problems - but the abundance of very young vines is still a huge factor limiting the overall quality.