"àbac" meaning in Catalan

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Noun

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 Categories (topical): Mathematics, Mining
    Sense id: en-àbac-ca-noun-GHYF~rQT Disambiguation of Mathematics: 6 36 5 18 7 6 2 9 3 2 7 Disambiguation of Mining: 2 24 1 18 4 1 2 6 5 26 12 Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Catalan entries with incorrect language header: 1 43 1 37 2 1 1 5 5 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 47 1 34 2 1 1 6 3 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 51 0 35 1 0 1 4 4 1 1
  3. a mathematical table Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-àbac-ca-noun-~tYnU6WB
  4. (billiards) score string Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Billiards, Mining
    Sense id: en-àbac-ca-noun-jr9natBi Disambiguation of Mining: 2 24 1 18 4 1 2 6 5 26 12 Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Catalan entries with incorrect language header: 1 43 1 37 2 1 1 5 5 2 2 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 Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-àbac-ca-noun-5aO1b-O0 Topics: architecture
  7. (games) a checkerboard or a chessboard Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Games
    Sense id: en-àbac-ca-noun-18xqgEMw Topics: games
  8. (furniture, archaic) an abacus (compartmented tray or table used to store valuables) Tags: archaic, masculine Categories (topical): Furniture
    Sense id: en-àbac-ca-noun-JyN2aXaA Topics: furniture, lifestyle
  9. (furniture, modern) More generally, now used for any table Tags: masculine, modern Categories (topical): Furniture
    Sense id: en-àbac-ca-noun-i0m9ndvY Topics: furniture, lifestyle
  10. a sluice, especially one used for mining Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Mining Synonyms (sluice): obi
    Sense id: en-àbac-ca-noun-~g5r7TlY Disambiguation of Mining: 2 24 1 18 4 1 2 6 5 26 12 Disambiguation of 'sluice': 5 7 1 4 7 4 3 7 2 50 10
  11. (construction) an abacus (plates of stone or metal used to cover a surface) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Construction, Mining
    Sense id: en-àbac-ca-noun-UVk8mdlb Disambiguation of Mining: 2 24 1 18 4 1 2 6 5 26 12 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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          "abacus"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(construction) an abacus (plates of stone or metal used to cover a surface)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "construction",
        "manufacturing"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈa.βək]",
      "tags": [
        "Central"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈa.bək]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈa.bak]",
      "tags": [
        "Valencia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q7026 (cat)-Unjoanqualsevol-àbac.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/LL-Q7026_%28cat%29-Unjoanqualsevol-%C3%A0bac.wav/LL-Q7026_%28cat%29-Unjoanqualsevol-%C3%A0bac.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/LL-Q7026_%28cat%29-Unjoanqualsevol-%C3%A0bac.wav/LL-Q7026_%28cat%29-Unjoanqualsevol-%C3%A0bac.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "taula"
    },
    {
      "word": "tauler"
    },
    {
      "sense": "sluice",
      "word": "obi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "àbac"
}

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