Sentence example with the word 'abacus'

abacus

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

Last update: April 9, 2018


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The world 's smallest abacus now uses individual molecules (13 November 1996).   [verb]

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Can you do additions using an abacus?   [verb]

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Japanese prefer to use abacus for calculations.   [noun]

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2) closely resembles the Roman abacus in its construction and use.   [Please select]

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The height of the abacus is one seventh of the height of the capital.   [Please select]

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The abacus has a width equivalent to the thickness of the bottom of a column.   [Please select]

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He learned to read, to write with a stylus on wax tablets, and to cipher by means of the reckoning board, or abacus.   [Please select]

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The Ionic capital, belonging to a more feminine style, exhibits the abacus subordinated to that beautiful cushion-shaped member with its two spirally marked volutes.   [Please select]

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