Abac vs Abaci - What's the difference?
abac | abaci |
(abacus)
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(obsolete) A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc. .
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.
(architecture) The uppermost portion of the capital of a column, immediately under the architrave.
A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a kind of cupboard, buffet, or sideboard.
As nouns the difference between abac and abaci
is that abac is while abaci is (abacus).abaci
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Alternative forms
* abacusesNoun
(head)abacus
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Noun
(en-noun)- I've heard merchants still use an abacus for adding things up in China.