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Cuisenaire rod

Cuisenaire rod noun: any of a set of coloured rods of different sizes used to teach elementary-school mathematics.

Noun

Cuisenaire rod (plural Cuisenaire rods)

  1. Any of a set of coloured rods of different sizes used to teach elementary-school mathematics.

Forms of Cuisenaire rod

pluralCuisenaire rods

Origin of Cuisenaire rod

Named after their inventor, Georges Cuisenaire (1891-1976), Belgian primary-school teacher.

Questions about Cuisenaire rod

What does Cuisenaire rod mean?
Cuisenaire rod means any of a set of coloured rods of different sizes used to teach elementary-school mathematics.
What part of speech is Cuisenaire rod?
Cuisenaire rod is a noun.
What is the plural of Cuisenaire rod?
The plural of Cuisenaire rod is Cuisenaire rods.

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