abacus
21abacus — UK [ˈæbəkəs] / US noun [countable] Word forms abacus : singular abacus plural abacuses an object used for counting or doing simple calculations, consisting of a frame with small balls in a row …
22abacus — [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… …
23abacus — noun /ˈæbəkəs/ a) 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. Ive heard merchants still… …
24ABACUS — • Air Battle Analysis Center Utility System • Abacus Computerfachzeitschrift (informationswissenschaftl. Veoeffentlichungen) …
25ABACUS — [1] Air Battle Analysis Center Utility System [2] Abacus Computerfachzeitschrift (informationswissenschaftl. Veröffentlichungen) …
26abacus — [[t]æ̱bəkəs[/t]] abacuses N COUNT An abacus is a frame used for counting. It has rods with sliding beads on them …
27abacus — An ancient device for performing arithmetic calculations by sliding beads along rods or in grooves. Despite the spread of electronic calculators and computers, the abacus is still widely used in the Far East …
28abacus — An archaic calculating contraption. Various forms of abacus have existed throughout the ages in many of the world’s cultures, from ancient China to pre modern Central Asia …
29abacus — [ˈæbəkəs] noun [C] an object used for counting or doing simple calculations. An abacus consists of a frame with small balls in rows …
30abacus — abakas statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Seniausias skaičiavimo prietaisas – lenta, suskirstyta juostomis, ant jų dedami akmenėliai ir skaičiuojama pagal paprastas taisykles. Iliustraciją žr. priede. Abakas pradėtas naudoti seniai, dar V a …
