abaco — 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.
Senses
abaco 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.]
- abacus (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.]