ABACISCUS


Meaning of ABACISCUS in English

/ab'euh sis"keuhs, -kis"-/ , n. , pl. abacisci /-sis"uy, -kis"kuy/ .

1. Archit. a small abacus.

2. a tessera.

Also, abaculus .

[ abakískos, equiv. to abak- (s. of ábax; see ABACUS) + -iskos dim. suffix ]

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