Synonyms for abacus
ˈæb ə kəs, əˈbæk əs; ˈæb əˌsaɪ, -ˌkaɪ, əˈbæk aɪaba·cus

Princeton's WordNet

1. abacusnoun

   a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave

2. abacusnoun

   a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves

Matched Categories

1. • Calculator
   • Tablet

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How to use abacus in a sentence?

1. Eric Siddall:

   It would be like someone said ‘You have a (Apple) MacBook, but I want you to use an abacus to solve this mathematical problem,’ the district attorney is not always on the side of victims of crime.