Abac
noun
another name for nomogram
Historical Examples
Besides the couches and the table, sideboards (abac) were the only articles of furniture usually found in the trclnium.
The Private Life of the Romans Harold Whetstone Johnston
Scotty pointed at drying racks on which Manila hemp fiber, product of the abac, was drying.
The Pirates of Shan Harold Leland Goodwin
The introduction of irrigation will make possible the planting of abac in many districts where it is now unknown.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5 Various
Once upon a time there lived in the town of Baybay a man whose name was abac.
Filipino Popular Tales Dean S. Fansler
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