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/ˈabəkəs/,
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abacuses, plural;
  1. An oblong frame with rows of wires or grooves along which beads are slid, used for calculating

  2. The flat slab on top of a capital, supporting the architrave

  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
  3. The abacus, also called a counting frame, is a calculating tool used primarily in parts of Asia for performing arithmetic processes. ...
  4. In architecture, an abacus (from the Greek abax, slab; or French abaque, tailloir; plural abacuses or abaci) is a flat slab forming the uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, above the bell. ...
  5. Abacus is a global distribution system (GDS) with a primary focus on Asia/Pacific travel operated by Abacus International Pte, Ltd., which is headquartered in Singapore.
  6. Hachette Book Group (HBG) is a publishing company owned by Hachette Livre, the largest publishing company in France, and the second largest publisher in the world. Hachette Livre is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lagardère Group. ...
  7. A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc; 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; The uppermost ...
  8. a device with beads used to do arithmetic
  9. 1. instrument of ancient origin used to perform arithmetic calculations by sliding counters along rods or in grooves. Or) 2. semi-annual accounting research journal (founded in 1965) published by the Sydney University Press, edited by the University of Sydney, Department of Accounting. ...
  10. Rectangular strip running along the top of a capital, sometimes decoratively carved.
  11. An ancient calculating device made of beads and wires mounted on a frame. Often used to teach place value.
  12. One of the earliest known computational tools. This device uses movable counters to keep track of numbers. The movable counters often look like beads strung on rods inside a frame. It has been in use in Asia for thousands of years and is still used in everyday transactions throughout the Far East.
  13. the flat slab that forms the topmost unit of a Doric column and on which the architrave rests.
  14. Abacus is a calculating device that comes from the Greek word ABAX meaning “Calculating Board”. There are several versions of Abacus but original and most popular abacus is Chinese Abacus.
  15. (1) The slab that forms the upper part of a capital. (2) A computing device using movable counters.
  16. (Hebrew > Greek > Latin > Middle English: dust)
  17. A slightly squished round bead, very shiny and a great throwing weight. It reminds you of the old abacuses that were a part of every child’s elementary math classes.
  18. A counting frame with wires holding beads on it. It is used for arithmetic and working out sums.
  19. A manual calculating device that uses beads to represent decimal values.
  20. an oriental counting device and calculator; a rack of ten wires with ten beads on each wire.
  21. The flat slab on the top of a capital: in Greek Doric a tick square slab; in Greek Ionic, Tuscan, Roman Doric and Ionic, square with the lower edge moulded; in Corinthian and Composite with concave sides and the corners cut off.
  22. pay close attention to finances; something's not adding up.
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  24. The flat slab on top of a *capital.
  25. (Gr. Sbax, dbdklSn). \\) A square