abacus

ˈæbəkəs

abaci

abacus: frame with beads for calculating

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Definition of abacus - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

calculating toolframe with beads for calculating

She used an abacus to quickly solve the math problem..

calculator

counting frame

architecture

TECH.

architectural slab atop a column

TECH.

The abacus supported the architrave in the ancient Greek temple..

capstone

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frame with beads for calculating
architectural slab atop a column

Origin of abacus

Latin, abacus (counting board)

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counting frame

abacus

tool with beads for arithmetic calculations

Examples of abacus in a sentence

In ancient times, merchants used an abacus for trade calculations.
The abacus was intricately carved.
Each column was topped with a decorative abacus.

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French:boulier, abaque, ...
German:Abakus, Deckplatte, ...
Italian:abaco, ...
Spanish:ábaco, ...
Portuguese:ábaco, ...
Chinese:算盘, 柱顶石, ...
Japanese:そろばん, 柱頭, ...
Arabic:أَبَاكُس, إبَاكُس, ...
Hebrew:חֶשְׁבּוֹנִיָּה, אַבָּקוּס, ...
Russian:счёты, плита абака, ...
Ukrainian:рахівниця, плита абака, ...
Hindi:अबेकस, स्तंभ शीर्ष, ...
Bengali:অ্যাবাকাস, স্থাপত্যের স্ল্যাব, ...
Catalan:àbac, àbac arquitectònic, ...
Czech:počítadlo, ...
Danish:kugleramme, arkitektonisk plade, ...
Dutch:telraam, abacusplaat, ...
Greek:άβακας, αρχιτεκτονική πλάκα, ...
Hungarian:számológolyó, fedőlap, ...
Khmer:ក្តារគិតលេខ, បន្ទះកំពូលសសរ, ...
Korean:주판, 애버커스, ...
Persian:چرتکه, تاج ستون, ...
Polish:liczydło, ...
Portuguese (BR):ábaco, ...
Romanian:numărătoare, placă de abac, ...
Swedish:kulram, abacus, ...
Thai:ลูกคิด, แผ่นสถาปัตยกรรม, ...
Turkish:abaküs, mimari levha, ...
Vietnamese:bàn tính, tấm kiến trúc, ...

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