abacus
11Abacus — For other uses, see Abacus (disambiguation). A Chinese abacus …
12abacus — /ab euh keuhs, euh bak euhs/, n., pl. abacuses, abaci /ab euh suy , kuy , euh bak uy/. 1. a device for making arithmetic calculations, consisting of a frame set with rods on which balls or beads are moved. 2. Archit. a slab forming the top of the …
13Abacus — Abakus (auch Abacus) steht für: Abakus (Architektur), die über dem Kapitell einer Säule liegende viereckige Deckplatte Abakus (Templerorden), der Kommandostab der Tempelherren Abakus (Rechentafel), eine mechanische Rechenhilfe im Altertum (nach… …
14abacus — ab·a·cus (ăb’ə kəs, ə băk’əs) n. pl. ab·a·cus·es or ab·a·ci (ăb’ə sī′, ə băk’ī′) 1) A manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters. 2) Architecture A slab on the top of the capital of a column.… …
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16ABACUS — Das universitäre Forschungskonsortium Arctic Biosphere Atmosphere Coupling at Multiple Scales (ABACUS) untersucht die Veränderungen des Kohlenstoffhaushaltes in der arktischen Tundra mit verschiedenen Methoden auf verschiedenen Größenordnungen.… …
17ABACUS — I. ABACUS ,mensa in qua vasa et pocula ad cenam reponi solita. Glossae vett. Abaci delfica, Μηνιςέριον. Glossae vett. MSS. Corbeienses, Abacus vel Abax pars capitelli, vel tabula lusoria, vel mensa marmorea in qua antiqui mittebant calices.… …
18Abacus — 1. A calculation tool used by sliding counters along rods or grooves, used to perform mathematical functions. In addition to calculating the basic functions of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, the abacus can calculate roots up… …
19abacus — n. to operate, use an abacus * * * [ æbəkəs] use an abacus to operate …
20abacus — [17] Abacus comes originally from a Hebrew word for ‘dust’, ’ābāq. This was borrowed into Greek with the sense of ‘drawing board covered with dust or sand’, on which one could draw for, among other purposes, making mathematical calculations. The… …
