Word Meaning

Meaning of abacus

- A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc.
- 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.
- The uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, immediately under the architrave. See Column.
- A tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or mosaic work.
- A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a kind of cupboard, buffet, or sideboard.

Crossword clue for abacus

- ABC including a US or Asian calculator
- Ancient calculator
- Ancient counting frame
- Bead calculator
- Bead counting frame
- Calculating frame
- Calculator
- Calculator's manual predecessor
- Chinese calculator
- Counting device
- Counting frame
- Early calculator
- Early counting device
- Early counting instrument
- Grab a customer holding Chinese calculator
- Grab a customer holding counting device
- Old counting frame
- You can count on this to ruin a scuba!