English Explanatory Dictionary

fab

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Fabulous (great or spectacular).
noun
  1. A manufacturing plant which fabricates items, particularly silicon chips.
verb
  1. To fabricate, especially in the context of fabbers
noun
  1. A member of The Beatles.
noun
  1. Abbreviation of fragment antigen-binding.
intj
  1. Used to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood.
noun
  1. Abbreviation of frontal assessment battery.
  2. Abbreviation of French–American–British classification.
  3. Abbreviation of fast atom bombardment.
adj
  1. Abbreviation of French–American–British.
name
  1. Initialism of Freeport Area of Bataan.

Pronunciation

/fæb/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fab.wav

Word forms

fab fabber fabbest fabs fabbing fabbed F.A.B. F. A. B. F-A-B F.-A.-B.

Etymology

From fabulous, by shortening.

Synonyms

fabber foundry roger acknowledged five-by-five

Related words

fabricate fabrication fabricator The Fab Four ab F scFv

Derived words

fabbo fabby fabness fabtastic subfab megafab fabber fab lab fabless prefab FAB classification FAB classification system
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