Definition of Abacos
Abacus, a tablet crowning a column and its capital.
- Wikipedia
Ab"a*cus (ăb"&adot;*kŭs), n.;
E. pl. Abacuses ; L. pl. Abaci
(-sī). [L. abacus, abax, Gr. 'a`bax]
1. A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used
for drawing, calculating, etc. [Obs.]
2. A calculating table or frame; an instrument for
performing arithmetical calculations by balls sliding on wires, or counters
in grooves, the lowest line representing units, the second line, tens, etc.
It is still employed in China.
3. (Arch.) (a) The uppermost
member or division of the capital of a column, immediately under the
architrave. See Column. (b) A tablet,
panel, or compartment in ornamented or mosaic work.
4. A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated
compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a kind of cupboard,
buffet, or sideboard.
Abacus harmonicus (Mus.), an ancient
diagram showing the structure and disposition of the keys of an
instrument. Crabb.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (obsolete) A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc.
- A calculating table or frame; an instrument for performing arithmetical calculations by balls sliding on wires, or counters in grooves, the lowest line representing units, the second line, tens, etc.
I've heard merchants still use an abacus for adding things up in China.
- (architecture) The uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, immediately under the architrave.
- (archaic) A tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or mosaic work.
- A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a kind of cupboard, buffet, or sideboard.
Latin
- a square board; hence, a sideboard, counting-board, gaming-board, ceiling-panel.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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