abaque
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French abaque. Doublet of abacus and abac.
Noun
[edit]abaque (plural abaques)
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /a.bak/
Audio (France (Vosges)): (file) Audio (France (Vosges)): (file) Audio (France (Somain)): (file)
Noun
[edit]abaque m (plural abaques)
- (historical) an abacus for counting
- Synonyms: boulier, boulier compteur
- (architecture) the abacus of a column
- (mathematics) a nomogram
Further reading
[edit]- “abaque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
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