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abacus in Italian

abacus in Italian is abaco, abbaco, pallottoliere — abacus means a manual calculating tool made of a frame with rows of sliding beads, used to add, subtract, and perform other arithmetic.

abacus in Italian

abaco
noun
abbaco
noun
abaco
noun
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.]
pallottoliere
noun
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.]
abbaco
noun
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.]
abaco
noun
(Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, historical) A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments for holding bottles, cups, or the like; a kind of buffet, cupboard, or sideboard. [from late 18th c.]
credenza
noun
(Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, historical) A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments for holding bottles, cups, or the like; a kind of buffet, cupboard, or sideboard. [from late 18th c.]

What does "abacus" mean?

  1. noun A manual calculating tool made of a frame with rows of sliding beads, used to add, subtract, and perform other arithmetic.
    "Her grandmother could add up long columns of numbers on an abacus faster than most people with a calculator."
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abacus in a sentence

  • Her grandmother could add up long columns of numbers on an abacus faster than most people with a calculator.

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What is "abacus" in Italian?

"abacus" in Italian is abaco, abbaco, pallottoliere. abacus means: A manual calculating tool made of a frame with rows of sliding beads, used to add, subtract, and perform other arithmetic.

How do you use "abacus" in a sentence?

Example: "Her grandmother could add up long columns of numbers on an abacus faster than most people with a calculator." In Italian, "abacus" is abaco, abbaco, pallottoliere.

Are there other ways to say "abacus" in Italian?

Yes — Italian has 4 translations listed for "abacus": abaco, abbaco, pallottoliere, credenza.

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