abacus

Meaning

1. (masculine) abacus (arithmetic calculation device, usually with beads on rods)
2. (masculine) abacus (upper portion of a column's capital)

Concepts

abacus

chart

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calculating frame

counting frame

graph

nomogram

scale

ball-frame

counting-frame

buffet

calculating

Synonyms

telraam

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Translations

abaque

Abakus

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ábaco

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ábaco

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abaco

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àbac

άβακας

boulier

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Rechenbrett

Kapitelldeckplatte

abaküs

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pallottoliere

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɑ.baː.kʏs/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: abacus

Cognate with Hebrew: אָבָק

In summary

Borrowed from Latin abacus, from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax), possibly from a Semitic source; compare Hebrew אָבָק (avák, “dust”).