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/euh bak"yeuh leuhs/, n., pl. abaculi /-luy'/.abaciscus.[ < NL; see ABACUS, -ULE]
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Abaculus — A*bac u*lus ([.a]b*[a^]k [ u]*l[u^]s), n.; pl. {Abaculi} ( l[imac]). [L., dim. of abacus.] (Arch.) A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements. Fairholt. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abaculus — noun A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements. Fairholt … Wiktionary
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Octopus abaculus — Octopus abaculus … Wikipédia en Français
Abaculi — Abaculus A*bac u*lus ([.a]b*[a^]k [ u]*l[u^]s), n.; pl. {Abaculi} ( l[imac]). [L., dim. of abacus.] (Arch.) A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements. Fairholt.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abacule — [ abakyl ] n. m. • 1933; lat. abaculus ♦ Didact. Petit cube constituant l élément d une mosaïque. abacule [abakyl] n. m. ÉTYM. 1933; du lat. abaculus. ❖ ♦ Didact. Petit cube, élément d une mosaïque … Encyclopédie Universelle
Abaciscus — Ab a*cis cus ([a^]b [.a]*s[i^]s k[u^]s), n. [Gr. abaki skos, dim of a bax. See {Abacus}.] (Arch.) One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated pavement; an abaculus. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Abacus (architecture) — In architecture, an abacus (from the Greek abax , slab; or French abaque , tailloir ; plural abacuses or abaci) is a flat slab forming the uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, above the bell. Its chief function is to provide a … Wikipedia
