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abacus
n. frame holding bars strung with beads which are used to make mathematical calculations; uppermost part of a column (Architecture)


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Abacus
An abacus (plurals abacuses or abaci), also called a counting frame, is a calculating tool for performing arithmetical processes, often constructed as a wooden frame with beads sliding on wires. The user, called an abacist, slides counters by hand on rods or in grooves. It was in use centuries before the adoption of the written Hindu-Arabic numeral system and is still widely used by merchants and clerks in ChinaJapanAfrica and elsewhere.
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abacus
Noun
1. a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave
(hypernym) tablet
2. a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves
(hypernym) calculator, calculating machine


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abacus (de)
n. abacus, frame holding bars strung with beads which are used to make mathematical calculations; uppermost part of a column (Architecture)

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Abacus
(n.)
The uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, immediately under the architrave. See Column.
  
 
(n.)
A tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or mosaic work.
  
 
(n.)
A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc.
  
 
(n.)
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.
  
 
(n.)
A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a kind of cupboard, buffet, or sideboard.
  

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