Abt system
English
editEtymology
editNamed after the inventor, Roman Abt.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɑːpt ˈsɪs.tm̩/, /æpt ˈsɪs.tm̩/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɑpt ˈsɪs.tm̩/, /æpt ˈsɪs.tm̩/
Noun
editAbt system (plural Abt systems)
- (rail transport) A rail system used in mountainous terrain with multiple cograils.
References
edit- Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 8