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abacus    音标拼音: ['æbəkəs]
n. 算盘

算盘

abacus
n 1: a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a
column as an aid in supporting the architrave
2: a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually
sliding counters on rods or in grooves

Abacus \Ab"a*cus\ ([a^]b"[.a]*k[u^]s), n.; E. pl. {Abacuses}; L.
pl. {Abaci} (-s[imac]). [L. abacus, abax, Gr. 'a`bax]
1. A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for
drawing, calculating, etc. [Obs.]
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2. 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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3. (Arch.)
(a) The uppermost member or division of the capital of a
column, immediately under the architrave. See
{Column}.
(b) A tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or
mosaic work.
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4. 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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{Abacus harmonicus} (Mus.), an ancient diagram showing the
structure and disposition of the keys of an instrument.
--Crabb.
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  • Abacus - Wikipedia
    Abacus-based mental calculation (AMC), which was derived from the abacus, is the act of performing calculations, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, in the mind by manipulating an imagined abacus
  • How to Use an Abacus (with Pictures) - wikiHow
    The abacus (the suanpan is the most useful variety) is a deceptively simple calculating tool still used all over the world It's a useful learning device for the visually impaired, as well as for anyone who wants to learn the roots of the modern calculator
  • abacus - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    Abacus is a table wiþ þhe whiche schappes be portrayed and i-peynt in powdre, and abacus is a craft of geometrie He [Gerebertus] was the first who took the abacus of the Saracens and gave rules for it, which can be barely understood by the most learned men of the craft, whose craftsmen are called abacists
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  • Abacus | Definition, History, Origin, Facts | Britannica
    Abacus, calculating device, probably of Babylonian origin, that was long important in commerce It is the ancestor of the modern calculating machine and computer The abacus was in universal use in Europe in the Middle Ages, as well as in the Arab world and in Asia
  • Abacus - New World Encyclopedia
    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





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