Definition:
- (n.) A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc.
- (n.) 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. It is still employed in China.
- (n.) The uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, immediately under the architrave. See Column.
- (n.) A tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or mosaic work.
- (n.) A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a kind of cupboard, buffet, or sideboard.
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abacus vs. helix
abacist vs. abacus
abacus vs. cupboard
abacus vs. sideboard
abacus vs. buffet
abacus vs. column
abacus vs. architrave
abacus vs. uppermost
abacus vs. capital
abacus vs. perforated
abacus vs. sliding
abacus vs. arithmetical
abacus vs. strewn
abacus vs. calculating
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