wikisource1911Enc|Abacus
Image:Boulier1.JPG|thumb|An abacus.
English

Etymology
Entered English circa 16th century. L. term|abacus|langla, term|abax|langla; from Greek term|scpolytonic|�βαξ|tr'a`bax (board covered with sand), from He. term|scHebr|��ק|tr�v�q (dust).

Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/�æb�k�s/
audio|en-us-abacus.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun|plabacuses|pl2abaci i|considered pedantic

1. obsolete A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc.
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.

#: I've heard merchants still use an abacus for adding things up in China.

1. architecture The uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, immediately under the architrave.
2. archaic A tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or mosaic work.
3. A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a kind of cupboard, buffet, or sideboard.

Translations
trans-top|obsolete: tray of sand for calculating
Finnish: t-|fi|abakus
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Polish: t+|pl|abakus|m, t-|pl|abak|m, t-|pl|liczyd�o|n
Portuguese: t+|pt|ábaco|m
Russian: t-|ru|абак|m|trabák|scCyrl
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trans-top|calculating frame
Bosnian: t-|bs|ra�unaljka|f
Catalan: àbac
Chinese: ��, �� (suànpán)
Danish: t+|da|kugleramme
Dutch: t-|nl|telraam|n, t+|nl|abacus|m
Esperanto: t+|eo|abako|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: arvelaud
Filipino: abakus, abako
Finnish: t-|fi|helmitaulu
French: t+|fr|abaque|m, t-|fr|boulier|m, t-|fr|boulier compteur|m
German: t+|de|Abakus|m, t-|de|Rechenbrett|n
Greek: t|el|άβακα�|m|sc=Grek (ávakas)
Hebrew: �ש��נ��� (kheshboniya) f
Hindi: t-|hi|�िनतारा|m|scDeva|xsHindi
Ido: abako
Interlingua: abaco#Interlingua|abaco
Irish: fráma comhairimh m4
Italian: t+|it|abaco|m
trans-mid
Japanese: t-|ja|��|scJpan, t-|ja|����|trsoroban|sc=Jpan
Korean: 주� (jupan)
Malay: t+|ms|sempoa|xs=Malay
Malayalam: മണി�������
Maltese: t-|mt|abaku|m|xs=Maltese
Persian: FAchar|�رتک� (chortkeh)
Polish: t-|pl|liczyd�o|n, t+|pl|abakus|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|ábaco|m
Romanian: t+|ro|abac|n
Russian: t|ru|�����|mpl|trs�óty|scCyrl
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �а��на�ка f
:Roman: ra�unaljka f
Slovene: t+|sl|abak|m
Spanish: t+|es|ábaco|m
Swedish: t-|sv|kulram|c, t+|sv|abakus
Turkish: t+|tr|abaküs
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trans-top|uppermost member of the capital of a column
Danish: t-|da|abacus
Finnish: t-|fi|katelaatta, t-|fi|abakus
French: t+|fr|abaque|f, t-|fr|tailloir|m
German: t-|de|Kapitelldeckplatte|f
Greek: t|el|άβακα�|m|sc=Grek (ávakas)
Irish: abacas m1
Italian: t+|it|abaco|m
trans-mid
Japanese: ��(�����, ch�ban)
Portuguese: t+|pt|ábaco|m
Romanian: t+|ro|abac�|f
Russian: t-|ru|абак|m|trabák|scCyrl, t-|ru|абака|f|trabáka|scCyrl
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trans-top|archaic: tablet/panel/compartment in ornamented mosaic work
trans-mid
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trans-top|board for holding cups, etc
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ttbc|Galician|Galician: ábaco
ttbc|Indonesian: abakus
ttbc|Slovak: po�ítadlo n (2)
ttbc|Vietnamese: bàn tính, �ầu c�t, ��nh c�t
ttbc|Volapük|Volapük: bakud
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Derived terms
abacus harmonicus

Related terms
abacist

References
R:Webster 1913

Shorthand
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Latin

Etymology
From AGr.|la term|scpolytonic|�βαξ|trabax||board

Noun
la-noun|abacus|abaci|abacī|m|second

1. a square board.
2. sideboard.
3. counting board.
4. gaming board.
5. panel.

Inflection
ladecl2
la-decl-2nd|abac

Descendants
English: abacus#English|abacus
French: abaque#French|abaque
Italian: abaco#Italian|abaco
Portuguese: ábaco#Portuguese|ábaco
Spanish: ábaco#Spanish|ábaco

References
Professor Kidd, et al. Collins Gem Latin Dictionary. HarperCollins? Publishers (Glasgow: 2004). ISBN 0-00-470763-X. page 1.

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