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ab-(word root) away, fromExamples of words with the root ab-: abnormal, abductab- 1pref. Away from: aboral. [Latin; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]
ab- 2pref. Used to indicate an electromagnetic unit in the centimeter-gram-second system: abcoulomb. [From absolute.]ab- prefix away from; off; outside of; opposite to: abnormal; abaxial; aboral. [from Latin ab away from]
ab- prefix (Units) denoting a cgs unit of measurement in the electromagnetic system: abvolt. [abstracted from absolute]Ab (ɑb, ɑv) n. Av. AB 1. airborne. 2. Airman Basic. 3. Alberta. AB Symbol. a major blood group. Compare ABO system. ab- a prefix occurring in verbs or verbal derivatives borrowed from Latin, where it meant “off, away”: abhor; abjure; abrade. Compare a- 4, abs-. [< Latin, prefixal use of ab from, away; see of1] ab. about. A.B. 1. able-bodied seaman. 2. Bachelor of Arts. [< New Latin, Medieval Latin Artium Baccalaureus] ab-enUS
ab-[ab] (electromagnetism) A prefix used to identify centimeter-gram-second electromagnetic units, as in abampere, abcoulomb, abfarad, abhenry, abmho, abohm, and abvolt. ab-enUS
ab- word element [L.], from; off; away from.ab- , abs- Do not confuse words formed with this prefix and words formed with the prefix ad-.1. From, away from, off. 2. Prefix applied to electrical units in the CGS-electromagnetic system to distinguish them from units in the CGS-electrostatic system (prefix stat-) and those in the metric system or SI (no prefix). [L. ab, from, usually abs- before c, q, and t; often a- before m, p, or v] ab- Latin root for off, away from: as in, abduct.ab- off, away from: abductab- , abs-1. Combining forms meaning from, away from, off. 2. Combining forms applied to electrical units in the CGS-electromagnetic system to distinguish them from units in the CGS-electrostatic system (prefix stat-) and those in the metric system or SI (no prefix). [L. ab, from, usually abs- before c, q, and t; often a- before m, p, or v]ab- Prefix denoting from, outside, away from. From the Latin ab , from.ab- prefix denoting from, out of, away, apart.ab- , abs-Do not confuse words formed with this prefix with words formed with the prefix ad-.Prefixes meaning from, away from, off. [L. ab, from, usually abs- before c, q, and t; often a- before m, p, or v]ThesaurusSeeAB |