An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

1. General: Not limited by restrictions or exceptions; perfect in quality or nature; unqualified in extent or degree; complete.
   

2. Physics: Relating to measurements or units of measurement derived from fundamental units of length, mass, and time.
   

3. Physics: Having an ideal value as opposed to a conditional or relative one.
   

See also: → absolute acceleration, → absolute dating, → absolute humidity, → absolute luminosity, → absolute magnitude, → absolute permeability, → absolute space, → absolute temperature, → absolute tensor, → absolute time, → absolute viscosity, → absolute zero.

Etymology (EN): From M.Fr. absolut, from L. absolutus “unrestricted,” p.p. of absolvere “to set free,” from ab- “away” + solvere “to loosen,” from PIE *leu-. → solve.

Etymology (PE): Avast from negation prefix → a- + vast, variant of bast, basté “tied, bound,” from Mid.Pers. bastan/vastan “to bind, shut,” Av./O.Pers. band- “to bind, fetter,” banda- “band, tie,” Skt. bandh- “to bind, tie, fasten,” PIE *bhendh- “to bind,” cf. Ger. binden, E. bind, → band.

Synonyms: Synonymous: motalq(مطلق), from Ar.