算盤 — meaning in English

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.
• sluice noun A gate or channel that controls the flow of water, often found in canals or dams.

Senses

算盤 is used for these senses in English:

• abacus A device used for performing arithmetical calculations; (rare) a table on which loose counters are placed, or (more commonly) an instrument with beads sliding on rods, or counters in grooves, with one row of beads or counters representing units, the next tens, etc. [from late 17th c.]
• 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.

sluice — full definition

1. noun A gate or channel that controls the flow of water, often found in canals or dams.
2. verb To wash something thoroughly with a flow of water.

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