àbac
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin abacus, abax; from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “board or slab”).
Noun
àbac m (plural àbacs)
- An abacus. (calculating frame with beads constrained to rows by grooves or wires)
- (archaic) In the Middle Ages, a mathematics textbook.
- A mathematical table.
- (billiards) score string
- An abacus. (sand tray used for drawing or calculating)
- (architecture) An abacus. (uppermost prismatic member of a column)
- (games) A checkerboard or a chessboard.
- (furniture, archaic) An abacus. (compartmented tray or table used to store valuables)
- (furniture, modern) More generally, now used for any table.
- A sluice, especially one used for mining.
- (construction) An abacus. (plates of stone or metal used to cover a surface)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “àbac” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
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