Meaning of abakus | Babel Free

Definitions

1. abacus (an instrument used for performing arithmetical calculations, with beads sliding on rods, or counters in grooves, with one row of beads or counters representing units)
   masculine
2. abacus (a counting frame)
   masculine
3. abacus (the uppermost portion of the capital of a column immediately under the architrave)
   masculine
4. abacus (the uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
   masculine

Examples

“en abakus, eller kuleramme, er en tidlig forløper til dagens kalkulator. Den første ble utviklet i Mesopotamia over 2000 år f. Kr.”

An abacus, or abacus, is an early precursor to today's calculator. The first was developed in Mesopotamia over 2000 BC.

“Abakus er nok en fortsettelse av tidligere tiders fingertelling eller daktylonomi”

Abacus is another continuation of the finger counting or dactylonomy of earlier times

“den korinthiske [søyle], hvis abacus, bøiet og med afskaarne hjørner, bar en liden roset paa hver sides midte”

the Corinthian [pillar], whose abacus, bent and with truncated corners, bore a small rosette in the middle of each side

“Abakus er den øvre, plateformete delen av kapitélet på en søyle, som benyttes som opplagringspunkt for bjelker.”

The abacus is the upper, plate-shaped part of the capital of a pillar, which is used as a storage point for beams.