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abacus nghĩa là gì?

bàn tính

/ˈæb.ə.kəs/

abacus in Vietnamese: bàn tính, đầu cột, đỉnh cột. In English, abacus means a table or tray scattered with sand which was used for calculating or drawing.

Vietnamese words for abacus

device for performing arithmetical calculations
bàn tính
uppermost portion of the capital of a column
đầu cột, đỉnh cột

English meaning of abacus

  1. noun A table or tray scattered with sand which was used for calculating or drawing.
  2. noun 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.
  3. noun The uppermost portion of the capital of a column immediately under the architrave, in some cases a flat oblong or square slab, in others more decorated.
  4. noun A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments for holding bottles, cups, or the like; a kind of buffet, cupboard, or sideboard.

Full definition of abacus

abacus in a sentence

  • I’ve heard merchants still use an abacus for adding things up in China.

abacus in other languages

Questions about abacus in Vietnamese

What is the meaning of abacus in Vietnamese?
Abacus in Vietnamese is bàn tính, đầu cột, đỉnh cột.
abacus nghĩa là gì?
Abacus: bàn tính, đầu cột, đỉnh cột.
What does abacus mean in English?
Abacus means a table or tray scattered with sand which was used for calculating or drawing.

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