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/ab'euh sis"keuhs, -kis"-/, n., pl. abacisci /-sis"uy, -kis"kuy/.1. Archit. a small abacus.2. a tessera.Also, abaculus.[ < NL < Gk abakískos, equiv. to abak- (s. of ábax; see ABACUS) + -iskos dim. suffix]
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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
Abaciscus paucisignata — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class … Wikipedia
abaciscus — noun One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated pavement; an abaculus … Wiktionary
abaciscus — ab·a·cis·cus … English syllables
abaciscus — … Useful english dictionary
Tessera — Abaciscus redirects here. For the geometer moth genus, see Abaciscus (moth).: Tessella redirects here. For the moth genus, see Tessella (moth). Tessera has different meanings in different contexts.Art, in which case the glass pieces were flatter … Wikipedia
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
Boarmiini — Adult Hypomecis lunifera in Osaka (Japan) Scientific classification … Wikipedia
abaculus — /euh bak yeuh leuhs/, n., pl. abaculi / luy /. abaciscus. [ < NL; see ABACUS, ULE] * * * … Universalium
