different between marvelous vs fab

English

Alternative forms

• (UK) marvellous

Etymology

From Middle English merveilous, from Old French merveillus, from Latin m?r?bilis.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?m??v?l?s/

Adjective

marvelous (comparative more marvelous, superlative most marvelous)

1. (American spelling) Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful; delightful.

   I went to a marvelous party last week.

Translations

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fæb/
• Rhymes: -æb

Etymology 1

From fabulous, by shortening

Adjective

fab (comparative fabber, superlative fabbest)

1. (informal) fabulous (great or spectacular).

Derived terms

• fabby

Etymology 2

From fabricate and its derived terms, by shortening

Noun

fab (plural fabs)

1. A manufacturing plant which fabricates items, particularly silicon chips.

   The chip fab will double its production next year.

Synonyms

• fabber
• foundry

Verb

fab (third-person singular simple present fabs, present participle fabbing, simple past and past participle fabbed)

1. To fabricate, especially in the context of fabbers

   It uses digital data from a computer to “fab” products and models of new products. [1]

Derived terms

Related terms

References

Anagrams

• AFB, B.F.A., BAF, BFA

Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fab/

Noun

fab (nominative plural fabs)

1. fable

Declension

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va?b/

Noun

fab m

1. Soft mutation of mab.

Mutation