Aboutness
noun
the totality of subjects explicitly or implicitly addressed; the property or state of being about something
examples
aboutness plays a prominent role in information retrieval systems.
word origin
by 1906
contemporary examples
it’s just that their aboutness can’t be translated into non-visual terms.
an einstein eye blake gopnik may 17, 2012
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in, at, or to a higher place. overhead, upstairs, or in the sky: my brother lives in the apartment above. a flock of birds circled above. higher in rank, authority, or power: she was told to speak to the person above. higher in quant-ty or number: books with 100 pages and above. before or earlier, […]
- Aboveground
situated on or the . not secret or hidden; in the open: the aboveground activities of the country’s left-wing faction. contemporary examples the noose around his neck is attached, aboveground, to a flying white bat. the twisted mind of marcel dzama sasha watson march 10, 2010 the body lay in an aboveground marble sarcophagus guarded […]
- Above the line
see under 1 (def 31). a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page. mathematics. a continuous extent of length, straight or curved, without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point. something arranged along […]
- Above one's head
above one’s head related terms in over one’s head
- Abovementioned
or written : the role was sung by the abovementioned mr. phillips. historical examples i request that he may be questioned respecting this book of magic, as well as the contents of the abovementioned envelope. records of the spanish inquisition andrew d-ckson white questioned, what was the age and personal appearance of the abovementioned pepa […]