How to Pronounce "abstraction"
word
æbˈstɹækʃən
ab-STRAK-shun
ɐbstɹˈækʃən
ub-STRAK-shun
Definition
The process of considering something in a general way, apart from specific examples or details. It can also refer to an idea or quality that is not concrete or physical.
IPA Transcription
American English
æbˈstɹækʃən
British English
ɐbstɹˈækʃən
Simplified Pronunciation
US
ab-STRAK-shun
UK
ub-STRAK-shun
Listen in Context
Mathematics often uses abstraction to solve problems.
His painting is an abstraction of nature.
Philosophers discuss abstraction to understand ideas.
That novel is an interesting abstraction of real-life events.