abaque

English

Etymology

From French abaque. Doublet of abacus.

Noun

abaque (plural abaques)

  1. nomogram

French

Etymology

From Latin abacus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.bak/
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Noun

abaque m (plural abaques)

  1. (historical) an abacus for counting
    Synonyms: boulier, boulier compteur
  2. (architecture) the abacus of a column
  3. (mathematics) a nomogram

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