Preface vs. Abstract
Difference Between Preface and Abstract
Prefacenoun
The beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book.
The book included a brief preface by a leading expert in the field.Abstractnoun
An abridgement or summary of a longer publication.
Prefacenoun
An introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.
Abstractnoun
Something that concentrates in itself the qualities of a larger item, or multiple items.
Prefacenoun
(Roman Catholic) The prelude or introduction to the canon of the Mass.
Abstractnoun
Concentrated essence of a product.
Prefaceverb
(transitive) To introduce or make a comment before (the main point).
Let me preface this by saying that I don't know him that well.Abstractnoun
(medicine) A powdered solid extract of a medicinal substance mixed with lactose.
Prefaceverb
(transitive) To give a preface to.
to preface a bookAbstractnoun
An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract.
Prefacenoun
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
Abstractnoun
The theoretical way of looking at things; something that exists only in idealized form.
Prefaceverb
furnish with a preface or introduction;
She always precedes her lectures with a jokeHe prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institutionAbstractnoun
(arts) An abstract work of art.
Abstractnoun
(real estate) A summary title of the key points detailing a tract of land, for ownership; abstract of title.
Abstractadjective
(obsolete) Derived; extracted.
Abstractadjective
Drawn away; removed from; apart from; separate.
Abstractadjective
Expressing a property or attribute separately of an object that is considered to be inherent to that object.
Abstractadjective
Considered apart from any application to a particular object; not concrete; ideal; non-specific; general, as opposed to specific.
Abstractadjective
Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize.
Abstractadjective
(archaic) Absent-minded.
Abstractadjective
(arts) Pertaining to the formal aspect of art, such as the lines, colors, shapes, and the relationships among them.
Abstractadjective
Free from representational qualities, in particular the non-representational styles of the 20th century.
Abstractadjective
(music) Absolute.
Abstractadjective
(dance) Lacking a story.
Abstractadjective
Insufficiently factual.
Abstractadjective
Apart from practice or reality; vague; theoretical; impersonal; not applied.
Abstractadjective
(grammar) As a noun, denoting an intangible as opposed to an object, place, or person.
Abstractadjective
(computing) Of a class in object-oriented programming, being a partial basis for subclasses rather than a complete template for objects.
Abstractverb
(transitive) To separate; to disengage.
Abstractverb
(transitive) To remove; to take away; withdraw.
Abstractverb
To steal; to take away; to remove without permission.
Abstractverb
(transitive) To summarize; to abridge; to epitomize.
Abstractverb
To extract by means of distillation.
Abstractverb
(transitive) To consider abstractly; to contemplate separately or by itself; to consider theoretically; to look at as a general quality.
Abstractverb
To withdraw oneself; to retire.
Abstractverb
(transitive) To draw off (interest or attention).
He was wholly abstracted by other objects.Abstractverb
To perform the process of abstraction.
Abstractverb
To create abstractions.
Abstractverb
To produce an abstraction, usually by refactoring existing code. Generally used with "out".
He abstracted out the square root function.Abstractnoun
a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance;
he loved her only in the abstract--not in personAbstractnoun
a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
Abstractverb
consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
Abstractverb
make off with belongings of others
Abstractverb
consider apart from a particular case or instance;
Let's abstract away from this particular exampleAbstractverb
give an abstract (of)
Abstractadjective
existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment;
abstract words like `truth' and `justice'Abstractadjective
not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature;
a large abstract paintingAbstractadjective
based on specialized theory;
a theoretical analysisAbstractadjective
dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention;
abstract reasoningabstract science
