"àbac" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Catalan]

IPA: [ˈa.βək] [Central], [ˈa.bək] [Balearic], [ˈa.bak] [Valencia] Audio: LL-Q7026 (cat)-Unjoanqualsevol-àbac.wav Forms: àbacs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin abacus, abax; from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “board or slab”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ca|la|abacus}} Borrowed from Latin abacus, {{der|ca|grc|ἄβαξ||board or slab}} Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “board or slab”) Head templates: {{ca-noun|m}} àbac m (plural àbacs)
  1. an abacus (calculating frame with beads constrained to rows by grooves or wires) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-àbac-ca-noun-3cpYS~EZ
  2. (archaic) in the Middle Ages, a mathematics textbook Tags: archaic, masculine
    Sense id: en-àbac-ca-noun-GHYF~rQT Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Mathematics Disambiguation of Catalan entries with incorrect language header: 1 37 1 34 1 3 7 6 5 2 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 50 0 34 1 1 3 5 2 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 47 0 33 1 1 7 4 4 1 1 Disambiguation of Mathematics: 7 39 6 3 8 13 6 7 1 1 10
  3. a mathematical table Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-àbac-ca-noun-~tYnU6WB
  4. (billiards) score string Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-àbac-ca-noun-jr9natBi Categories (other): Billiards, Catalan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Catalan entries with incorrect language header: 1 37 1 34 1 3 7 6 5 2 4 Topics: ball-games, billiards, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  5. an abacus (sand tray used for drawing or calculating) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-àbac-ca-noun-Dckfe0E3
  6. (architecture) an abacus (uppermost prismatic member of a column) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-àbac-ca-noun-5aO1b-O0 Categories (other): Architecture Topics: architecture
  7. (games) a checkerboard or a chessboard Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-àbac-ca-noun-18xqgEMw Categories (other): Games Topics: games
  8. (furniture, archaic) an abacus (compartmented tray or table used to store valuables) Tags: archaic, masculine
    Sense id: en-àbac-ca-noun-JyN2aXaA Categories (other): Furniture Topics: furniture, lifestyle
  9. (furniture, modern) More generally, now used for any table Tags: masculine, modern
    Sense id: en-àbac-ca-noun-i0m9ndvY Categories (other): Furniture Topics: furniture, lifestyle
  10. a sluice, especially one used for mining Tags: masculine Synonyms (sluice): obi
    Sense id: en-àbac-ca-noun-~g5r7TlY Categories (other): Mining Disambiguation of Mining: 4 7 1 7 3 3 4 8 6 46 12 Disambiguation of 'sluice': 3 6 0 6 2 4 4 5 3 60 8
  11. (construction) an abacus (plates of stone or metal used to cover a surface) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-àbac-ca-noun-UVk8mdlb Categories (other): Construction Topics: business, construction, manufacturing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: taula, tauler Derived forms: àbac màgic, àbac neperià

Inflected forms

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