Abacus

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• Abacus — (Реджо ди Калабрия,Италия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Via Nino Bixio 11/B, 89127 Реджо ди Калаб …   Каталог отелей

• Abacus — Ab a*cus ([a^]b [.a]*k[u^]s), n.; E. pl. {Abacuses}; L. pl. {Abaci} ( s[imac]). [L. abacus, abax, Gr. a bax] 1. A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A calculating table or frame; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• abacus — (n.) late 14c., sand table for drawing, calculating, etc., from L. abacus, from Gk. abax (gen. 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… …   Etymology dictionary

• Abăcus — (lat., vom gr.), 1) Tisch, worauf man Prunkgefäße setzte; 2) Rechenbret zu arithmetischen Berechnungen; daher Abacist, Rechenmeister; 3) Zahlentabelle, z.B. A. pythagoricus, das Einmaleins; A. logisticus (Canon hexacondaton), Tafel zur… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

• Abacus — Abacus, das Rechenbrett der alten Römer; die Platte, mit der ein Säulenknauf bedeckt ist …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

• Abacus — er i arkitekturen en betegnelse for den øverste, kvadratiske del af et kapitæl (søjlehoved) …   Danske encyklopædi

• abacus — The normal plural is abacuses …   Modern English usage

• abacus — ► NOUN (pl. abacuses) ▪ a frame with rows of wires or grooves along which beads are slid, used for calculating. ORIGIN Greek abax slab, drawing board …   English terms dictionary

• abacus — [ab′ə kəs; ] occas. [ ə bak′əs] n. pl. abacuses or abaci [ab′əsī΄] [L < Gr abax (gen. abakos), counting board, slab] 1. a frame with beads or balls that can be slid on wires or in slots, for doing or teaching arithmetic 2. Archit. a slab… …   English World dictionary

• Abacus — For other uses, see Abacus (disambiguation). A Chinese abacus …   Wikipedia