abacn.

Brit.

/ˈeɪbak/, U.S.

/ˈeɪbæk/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymon: Latin abacus.

Etymology: < classical Latin abacus abacus n., after French abaque (1845: see note). Compare earlier (in more general sense) abacus n. Compare also earlier (in different sense) aback n.French abaque in this sense is apparently earliest used in L. Lalanne Description et Usage de l' Abaque (1845); in an English translation of Lalanne's work in 1846, abacus is used to translate French abaque.

Now rare.

A type of nomogram in which the required value is determined by use of a ruler or other straight edge.

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the world > relative properties > number > graph or diagram > [noun] > diagram

diagram1839

abac1890

histogram1891

alignment diagram1905

alignment chart1908

argand1908

nomogram1909

nomograph1909

histograph1915

Karnaugh map1958

Penrose diagram1973

1890 Academy 8 Feb. 102/2 We miss any discussion of moments of inertia and the reduction of volumes, the construction of abacs and the representation of statistical information.

1913 Biometrika 9 539 It was proposed to include in Dr de Souza's paper two abacs or ready reckoners for the use of the obstetrician.

1934 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 38 545 An abac is constructed to give rapid determination of exposure time in reference to time of year, state of sky, colour of subject.

1956 Electronic Engin. 28 533 A rapid method of circuit and transformer design is given in which a series of ‘abacs’ is used to evaluate the design constants.

1999 R. F. Graf Mod. Dict. Electronics (ed. 7) 17/1 Alignment chart, also called nomograph, nomogram, or abac.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abac
释义	abacn. Brit. /ˈeɪbak/, U.S. /ˈeɪbæk/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymon: Latin abacus. Etymology: < classical Latin abacus abacus n., after French abaque (1845: see note). Compare earlier (in more general sense) abacus n. Compare also earlier (in different sense) aback n.French abaque in this sense is apparently earliest used in L. Lalanne Description et Usage de l' Abaque (1845); in an English translation of Lalanne's work in 1846, abacus is used to translate French abaque. Now rare. A type of nomogram in which the required value is determined by use of a ruler or other straight edge. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > graph or diagram > [noun] > diagram diagram1839 abac1890 histogram1891 alignment diagram1905 alignment chart1908 argand1908 nomogram1909 nomograph1909 histograph1915 Karnaugh map1958 Penrose diagram1973 1890 Academy 8 Feb. 102/2 We miss any discussion of moments of inertia and the reduction of volumes, the construction of abacs and the representation of statistical information. 1913 Biometrika 9 539 It was proposed to include in Dr de Souza's paper two abacs or ready reckoners for the use of the obstetrician. 1934 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 38 545 An abac is constructed to give rapid determination of exposure time in reference to time of year, state of sky, colour of subject. 1956 Electronic Engin. 28 533 A rapid method of circuit and transformer design is given in which a series of ‘abacs’ is used to evaluate the design constants. 1999 R. F. Graf Mod. Dict. Electronics (ed. 7) 17/1 Alignment chart, also called nomograph, nomogram, or abac. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1890
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