àbac — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abacus noun A manual calculating tool made of a frame with rows of sliding beads, used to add, subtract, and perform other arithmetic.
- checkerboard noun A square board divided into sixty-four equal squares arranged in eight rows and eight columns, with adjacent squares alternating in color, typically black and white, used to play chess, checkers or draughts.
- chessboard noun The square board of 64 alternating light and dark squares used to play chess.
- sluice noun A gate or channel that controls the flow of water, often found in canals or dams.
Senses
àbac is used for these senses in English:
- checkerboard A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used to play chess and draughts/checkers.
- chessboard (chess) The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.
- score string (billiards) A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.
- sluice An artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow.
checkerboard — full definition
- noun A square board divided into sixty-four equal squares arranged in eight rows and eight columns, with adjacent squares alternating in color, typically black and white, used to play chess, checkers or draughts.
- noun A pattern of squares of alternating colors.
- noun A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks.