Definitions for abacus
ˈæb ə kəs, əˈbæk əs; ˈæb əˌsaɪ, -ˌkaɪ, əˈbæk aɪaba·cus

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. abacusnoun

   a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave

2. abacusnoun

   a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abacusnoun

   A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc.

2. abacusnoun

   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.

   I've heard merchants still use an abacus for adding things up in China.

3. abacusnoun

   The uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, immediately under the architrave.

4. abacusnoun

   A tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or mosaic work.

5. abacusnoun

   A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a kind of cupboard, buffet, or sideboard.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ABACUSnoun

   Etymology: Lat. abacus.

   1. A counting-table, anciently used in calculations.2. In architecture,it is the uppermost member of a column, which serves as a sort of crowning both to the capital and column. Dict.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Abacus

   The abacus (plural abaci or abacuses), also called a counting frame, is a calculating tool which has been used since ancient times. It was used in the ancient Near East, Europe, China, and Russia, millenia before the adoption of the Hindu-Arabic numeral system. The exact origin of the abacus has not yet emerged. It consists of rows of movable beads, or similar objects, strung on a wire. They represent digits. One of the two numbers is set up, and the beads are manipulated to perform an operation such as addition, or even a square or cubic root. In their earliest designs, the rows of beads could be loose on a flat surface or sliding in grooves. Later the beads were made to slide on rods and built into a frame, allowing faster manipulation. Abacuses are still made, often as a bamboo frame with beads sliding on wires. In the ancient world, particularly before the introduction of positional notation, abacuses were a practical calculating tool. The abacus is still used to teach the fundamentals of mathematics to some children, for example, in Russia. Designs such as the Japanese soroban have been used for practical calculations of up to multi-digit numbers. Any particular abacus design supports multiple methods to perform calculations, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and square and cube roots. Some of these methods work with non-natural numbers (numbers such as 1.5 and 3⁄4). Although calculators and computers are commonly used today instead of abacuses, abacuses remain in everyday use in some countries. Merchants, traders, and clerks in some parts of Eastern Europe, Russia, China, and Africa use abacuses. The abacus remains in common use as a scoring system in non-electronic table games. Others may use an abacus due to visual impairment that prevents the use of a calculator.

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1. abacus

   An abacus is a mechanical device used for mathematical calculations. It consists of a series of rods or wires, each strung with movable beads, in a frame. The beads are moved along the rods to demonstrate arithmetic operations, including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Abacuses have been in use since ancient times in various cultures, including Chinese, Roman, and Greek, and are still utilized in some areas today, mainly for teaching mathematics to children.

2. abacus

   An abacus is a simple, manually operated calculating device that consists of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable beads. It's one of the oldest calculating tools used by humans and has been widely used in ancient civilizations in Asia, Africa, and Europe. The beads are moved along the rods to perform arithmetic calculations, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Abacusnoun

   a table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc

2. Abacusnoun

   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

3. Abacusnoun

   the uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, immediately under the architrave. See Column

4. Abacusnoun

   a tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or mosaic work

5. Abacusnoun

   a board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a kind of cupboard, buffet, or sideboard

6. Etymology: [L. abacus, abax, Gr. 'a`bax]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Abacus

   The abacus, also called a counting frame, is a calculating tool used primarily in parts of Asia for performing arithmetic processes. Today, abaci are often constructed as a bamboo frame with beads sliding on wires, but originally they were beans or stones moved in grooves in sand or on tablets of wood, stone, or metal. The abacus was in use centuries before the adoption of the written modern numeral system and is still widely used by merchants, traders and clerks in Asia, Africa, and elsewhere. The user of an abacus is called an abacist.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Abacus

   a tablet crowning a column and its capital.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abacus

   A board with balls sliding on small rods, used in China, Russia, &c., for calculating bills, &c.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of abacus in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of abacus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of abacus in a Sentence

1. Eric Siddall:

   It would be like someone said ‘You have a (Apple) MacBook, but I want you to use an abacus to solve this mathematical problem,’ the district attorney is not always on the side of victims of crime.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=abacus
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Abacus
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=abacus
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abacus
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abacus
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=abacus
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Abacus
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=abacus