Associations to the word «Abel»

Wiktionary

ABEL, proper noun. The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.
ABEL, proper noun. A male given name.
ABEL TEST, noun. (chemistry) (usually capitalized) A test to determine the flash point of a volatile oil.
ABEL TEST, noun. (chemistry) (usually capitalized) A test for the stability of smokeless powder and similar explosives.
ABEL TESTS, noun. Plural of Abel test

Dictionary definition

ABEL, noun. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
ABEL, noun. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Abel was killed by Cain.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats