abstração

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• abstracção (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin abstractiōnem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /abs.tɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [abs.tɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /a.bis.tɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.bis.tɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /abs.tɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [abs.tɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /a.bis.tɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.bis.tɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /abʃ.tɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [abʃ.tɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /a.biʃ.tɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.biʃ.tɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /abs.tɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [abs.tɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐbʃ.tɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ɐβʃ.tɾaˈsɐ̃w̃]

Noun

abstração f (plural abstrações)

1. abstraction (the act or result of abstracting)

Related terms

• abstrair
• abstrato