abseiler
- n a person who descends down a nearly vertical face by using a doubled rope that is wrapped around the body and attached to some high point
absence
- n the state of being absent
he was surprised by the absence of any explanation - n failure to be present
- n the time interval during which something or somebody is away
he visited during my absence - n the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy
absence seizure
- n the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy
absentee ballot
- n (election) a ballot that is cast while absent (usually mailed in prior to election day)