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Abaque

/a.bak/
Noun
Noun
Plural: abaques

Counting frame

General

A device, typically a frame with beads sliding on rods or wires, used for performing arithmetic calculations.

Ví dụ:
"Les enfants apprennent souvent à compter avec un abaque."
→ Children often learn to count with an abacus.
"L'abaque est l'une des plus anciennes machines à calculer."
→ The abacus is one of the oldest calculating machines.
Synonyms

Nomogram; Alignment chart

Technical

A graphical calculating tool, often consisting of several parallel scales graduated for different variables, arranged so that a straight line intersecting the scales provides the solution to a specific mathematical equation or relationship.

Ví dụ:
"Les ingénieurs utilisent des abaques pour résoudre rapidement certaines équations."
→ Engineers use nomograms to quickly solve certain equations.
"Cet abaque permet de déterminer la résistance d'un matériau."
→ This alignment chart allows for determining the resistance of a material.
Synonyms

Abacus (architecture)

Technical

The flat slab forming the uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, immediately beneath the architrave.

Ví dụ:
"L'abaque du chapiteau dorique est simple et carré."
→ The abacus of the Doric capital is simple and square.
"Des abaques décorés ornent les colonnes corinthiennes."
→ Decorated abacuses adorn the Corinthian columns.

Derived Forms

Noun
abacus user; abacist