Definizione monolingua

abacus

abacus (plural abaci or abacuses)

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.

   Ive heard merchants still use an abacus for adding things up in China.

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

Definizione dizionario abacus

	abaco
	uppermost member of the capital of a column
	calculating frame
	Tavoletta provvista di bastoncini atta a eseguire le operazioni dell'aritmetica servendosi di sfere.
	A Greek and Latin board for calculating or playing.

abbaco

	pallottoliere
	calculating frame

Altri significati:

A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a kind of cupboard, buffet, or sideboard.

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.

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

obsolete: tray of sand for calculating

The cover plate of a column.

(architecture) The uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, immediately under the architrave.

(archaic) A tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or mosaic work.