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Synonyms for abacus

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ab-uh-kuh s, uh-bak-uh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæb ə kəs, əˈbæk əs

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Définition of abacus

Origin :
  • late 14c., "sand table for drawing, calculating, etc.," from Latin abacus, from Greek abax (genitive abakos) "counting table," from Hebrew abaq "dust," from root a-b-q "to fly off." Originally a drawing board covered with dust or sand that could be written on to do mathematical equations. Specific reference to a counting frame is 17c. or later.
  • As in adding machine : noun calculating machine
  • As in computer : noun calculating, data processing machine
Example sentences :
  • Abacus, a square tablet which crowns the capital of the column.
  • Extract from : « Architecture » by Thomas Roger Smith
  • This, as pictured in the text, is the common Gerbert abacus.
  • Extract from : « The Hindu-Arabic Numerals » by David Eugene Smith
  • The height of the abacus is one seventh of the height of the capital.
  • Extract from : « Ten Books on Architecture » by Vitruvius
  • The flowers on the four sides are to be made as large as the height of the abacus.
  • Extract from : « Ten Books on Architecture » by Vitruvius
  • The abacus has a width equivalent to the thickness of the bottom of a column.
  • Extract from : « Ten Books on Architecture » by Vitruvius
  • The abacus is the crowning member of the capital, as the capital is of the column.
  • Extract from : « History of Ancient Art » by Franz von Reber
  • But evidently the projecting corners of the abacus at a, Fig.
  • Extract from : « The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) » by John Ruskin
  • The steeper the slope of the bell, the thinner may be the abacus.
  • Extract from : « The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) » by John Ruskin
  • Though the month was February below it was May in the abacus of the column.
  • Extract from : « Two on a Tower » by Thomas Hardy
  • Norman abacus blended with Early English foliage in capitals.
  • Extract from : « Architecture » by Thomas Roger Smith
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