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单词 abaciscus
释义

abaciscus

English

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀβακίσκος (abakískos, a coloured stone for laying mosaic), diminutive of ἄβαξ (ábax, board). See abacus.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæb.əˈsɪs.kəs/, /ˌæb.əˈsɪs.kɪs/

Noun

abaciscus (plural abacisci or abaciscuses)[1]

  1. (archaic) One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated pavement; an abaculus. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]

References

  1. “abaciscus” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.
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