ab definition
ab-. 1  Separable verb prefix, from. ab- + ‎fahren (“to leave”) → ‎abfahren (“to depart from”) 2  Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or quitting, off. 3  Separable verb prefix that indicates a downward movement, down.  Separable verb prefix that indicates from or of. Yes! 1  n. - A bachelor's degree in arts and sciences. 2  n. - The eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August) 3  n. - The muscles of the abdomen.  n. - The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens. ab- 2. pref. 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. : any of a large number of proteins of high molecular weight that are produced normally by specialized B cells after stimulation by an antigen and act specifically against the antigen in an immune response, that are produced abnormally by some cancer cells, and that typically consist of four subunits including two heavy chains and two light ... : any of a large number of proteins of high molecular weight that are produced normally by specialized B cells after stimulation by an antigen and act specifically against the antigen in an immune response, that are produced abnormally by some cancer cells, and that typically consist of four subunits including two heavy chains and two light chains — ... 1 Anagram of Ab. Words that start with ab. Words that contain ab. Words that end with ab. Words that can be created with an extra letter added to ab: A:ababaaC:cabD:baddabG:baggabF:fabH:bahK:kabJ:jabM:bamL:albballabO:aboboaobaN:bannabP:bapS:absbassabR:arbbarbraT:battabW:wabY:abybay. 1 word found using the letters in Ab. Definition of antibody for English Language Learners. medical : a substance produced by the body to fight disease. Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co. a gentle ascent: collis leniter ab infimo acclivis (opp. leniter a summo declivis) the east winds are blowing: venti ab ortu solis flant. the Rhone[TR2] is the frontier between the Helvetii and the Sequani: Rhodanus Sequanos ab Helvetiis dividit. to be far from town: longe, procul abesse ab urbe. ab. ( 1 colloquial, predicative) off; not attached to anything anymore Der Arm ist ab. ( 2 nonstandard, attributive) off; not attached to anything anymore Der abbe Arm ist verschwunden. Antilock Braking System. Antilock braking systems (A.B.S.) are designed to help prevent collisions. When you apply the brakes hard in a conventional car without ABS, the wheels jam, and the vehicle skids. When wheels jam, braking distance is increased, and there is a loss of steering control. If the wheels on one side are on a dry surface, and on ice on the other side, the car may start spinning like a top.
1 Separable verb prefix, from. 2 Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or quitting, off. 3 Separable verb prefix that indicates a downward movement, down.