ABACUS


Meaning of ABACUS in English

/ab"euh keuhs, euh bak"euhs/ , n. , pl. abacuses, abaci /ab"euh suy', -kuy', euh bak"uy/ .

1. a device for making arithmetic calculations, consisting of a frame set with rods on which balls or beads are moved.

2. Archit. a slab forming the top of the capital of a column. See diag. under column .

[ 1350-1400; ME ábax ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .