abaciscus

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀβακίσκος (abakískos, “a coloured stone for laying mosaic”), diminutive of ἄβαξ (ábax, “board”). See abacus. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæb.əˈsɪs.kəs/, /ˌæb.əˈsɪs.kɪs/, /ˌæb.əˈkɪs.kəs/, /ˌæb.əˈkɪs.kɪs/ === Noun === abaciscus (plural abacisci or abaciscuses) (archaic) One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated pavement; an abaculus. [First attested in the mid 18th century.] === References ===