abacus
abacus
Definition
aba·cus (ab′ə kəs; occas. ə bak′əs)
noun pl. ab′a·cuses or ab′a·ci′-sī′
- a frame with beads or balls that can be slid on wires or in slots, for doing or teaching arithmetic
- Archit. a slab forming the uppermost part of the capital of a column
Etymology: L < Gr abax (gen. abakos), counting board, slab
abacus
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- use: Can you find out how to use an abacus?
- choose: Abacus chosen for Nottinghamshire Portal October 2003 The Nottinghamshire Partnership has selected Abacus e-Media to supply and develop the County's web portal.
- know: I have never known so exactly This abacus of days. This withdrawal.
- have: They didn't have calculators in Victorian schools, but they did have the abacus!
Preposition: with
- bead: Childrens Abacus £ 17.99 US$35.08 E27.88 Wooden abacus with colorful counting beads.
Adjective modifier
- square: The wealth of the Norman mason's art is seen in cushion capitals, square abaci The taxation of Pope Nicholas IV.
- small: The world's smallest abacus now uses individual molecules ( 13 November 1996 ).
Modifies a noun
- plot: An abacus plot of data from all treatment arms ( Figure 2 ) emphasizes the dependency on some large trials.
Noun used with modifier
- round: The arcade had the usual round piers and round abaci, with capitals of flat, broad, simple leaves.
