abaque

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

French abaque. Doublet of abacus.

Noun[edit]

abaque (plural abaques)

  1. nomogram

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin abacus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /a.bak/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

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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