abbreviate

Definizione monolingua

abbreviate

abbreviate (third-person singular simple present abbreviates, present participle abbreviating, simple past and past participle abbreviated)

1. (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by means of contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.
   • It is one thing to abbreviate by contracting, another by cutting off. — Francis Bacon
2. (mathematics) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.

abbreviate (plural abbreviates)

1. (obsolete) An abridgment.

abbreviate (comparative more abbreviate, superlative most abbreviate)

1. (rare) Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.
   • The abbreviate form. — J. J. Earle
2. (biology) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.

Definizione dizionario abbreviate

	abbreviare
	to make shorter
	To make shorter.

	accorciare
	To make shorter.

ridurre

Altri significati:

to reduce to lower terms

(obsolete) An abridgment.

(mathematics) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.

(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by means of contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.

(rare) Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.

To bring information in fewer words.

(biology) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.