ABACUS
\ˈabakəs], \ˈabakəs], \ˈa_b_a_k_ə_s]\
Definitions of ABACUS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves
By Princeton University
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a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc.
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A calculating table or frame; an instrument for performing arithmetical calculations by balls sliding on wires, or counters in grooves, the lowest line representing units, the second line, tens, etc. It is still employed in China.
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A tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or mosaic work.
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A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a kind of cupboard, buffet, or sideboard.
By Oddity Software
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A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc.
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A calculating table or frame; an instrument for performing arithmetical calculations by balls sliding on wires, or counters in grooves, the lowest line representing units, the second line, tens, etc. It is still employed in China.
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A tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or mosaic work.
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A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a kind of cupboard, buffet, or sideboard.
By Noah Webster.
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A device for counting, consisting of beads or balls strung on wires or rods set in a frame; the top layer of a column or pillar.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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An ancient contrivance still used in elementary schools to teach arithmetical calculations, called also Abacus Pythagoricus; a cupboard or buffet. A table constituting the upper member of crowning of a column and its capital Abacus harmonicus, the structure and disposition of the keys of a musical instrument.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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n. [Latin] The upper plate upon the capital of a column, supporting the architrave; –an instrument for effecting arithmetical calculations with sliding balls or counters.
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