12-Letter Words Starting: ABS

• To make absolute.

• (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body

• in an absentminded or preoccupied manner

• in a sparing manner; without overindulgence

• lost in thought; showing preoccupation

• the property of being absorbent

• a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber

• a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance

• the act of withdrawing or removing something

• the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances

• an abstract painting

• preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else

• a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples