abaciscus

[ ab-uh-sis-kuhs, -kis- ]

noun,plural ab·a·cis·ci [ab-uh-sis-ahy, ab-uh-kis-kahy]. /ˌæb əˈsɪs aɪ, ˌæb əˈkɪs kaɪ/.
  1. Architecture. a small abacus.

  2. a tessera.

Origin of abaciscus

1
<New Latin <Greek abakískos, equivalent to abak- (stem of ábax;see abacus) + -iskos diminutive suffix

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024