In Japan, we still sometimes see someone use an abacus, but not as often as we used to.
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Abacus
//ˈæbəkəs//
Synonyms for "abacus" (4 found)
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185 translations across 80 languages.
Afan Oromo
1 entries- abakaas noun ((obsolete) table or tray scattered with sand for calculating or drawing)
Afrikaans
2 entries- abakus noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- telraam noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Albanian
1 entries- abakus noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- ἄβαξ noun ((obsolete) table or tray scattered with sand for calculating or drawing)
- ἄβαξ noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Arabic
3 entries- مِعَد noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- مِعْدَاد noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- نَاصِيَة noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
Armenian
1 entries- համրիչ noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Azerbaijani
3 entries- abak noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- sayğac noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- çötkə noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Basque
1 entries- abako noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Belarusian
3 entries- аба́к noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- аба́ка noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- лічы́льнікі noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Bengali
4 entries- অ্যাবাকাস noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- গণনার ফ্রেম noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- থামের মাথার উপরের অংশ noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
- বলফ্রেম noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Bulgarian
3 entries- аба́к noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- аба́к noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
- сметало noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Burmese
1 entries- ပေသီး noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Catalan
4 entries- àbac noun ((obsolete) table or tray scattered with sand for calculating or drawing)
- àbac noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- àbac noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
- àbac noun (board, tray, or table for holding bottles, cups, etc.)
Chinese
1 entries- 算盤 /算盘 noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 算盤 /算盘 noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Czech
3 entries- abakus noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- abakus noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
- počítadlo noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Danish
4 entries- abacus noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- abacus noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
- kugleramme noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- regnebræt noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Dutch
3 entries- abacus noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- abacus noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
- telraam noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Dzongkha
1 entries- རྩིས་འཕྲེང noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Esperanto
3 entries- abako noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- abako noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
- bidkalkulilo noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Estonian
2 entries- abakus noun ((obsolete) table or tray scattered with sand for calculating or drawing)
- arvelaud noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Finnish
4 entries- abakus noun ((obsolete) table or tray scattered with sand for calculating or drawing)
- abakus noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- abakus noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
- helmitaulu noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
French
4 entries- abaque noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- abaque noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
- boulier noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- boulier compteur noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Galician
2 entries- ábaco noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- ábaco noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
Georgian
1 entries- საანგარიშო noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
German
4 entries- Abakus noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- Kapitelldeckplatte noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
- Rechenbrett noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- Rechenrahmen noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Greek
3 entries- άβακας noun ((obsolete) table or tray scattered with sand for calculating or drawing)
- άβακας noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- άβακας noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
Haitian Creole
1 entries- boulye noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Hebrew
2 entries- חֶשְׁבּוֹנִיָּה noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- חשבונייה noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Hindi
1 entries- गिनतारा noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Hungarian
3 entries- abakusz noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- abakusz noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
- számvető noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Icelandic
1 entries- talnagrind noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Ido
1 entries- abako noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Indonesian
4 entries- abakus noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- abakus noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
- dekak-dekak noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- sempoa noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Ingrian
1 entries- scotut noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Interlingua
1 entries- abaco noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Irish
2 entries- abacas noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- fráma comhairimh noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Italian
4 entries- abaco noun ((obsolete) table or tray scattered with sand for calculating or drawing)
- abaco noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- abaco noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
- abaco noun (board, tray, or table for holding bottles, cups, etc.)
Japanese
3 entries- アバカス noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- 算盤 noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- 頂板 noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
Kazakh
2 entries- абак noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- есепшот noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Khmer
1 entries- ក្បាច់ noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Korean
4 entries- 산판 noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- 셈판 noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- 수판 noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- 정판 noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- чот noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Lao
1 entries- ລູກຄິດ noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Latin
2 entries- abacus noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- abax noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Latvian
2 entries- abaks noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
- skaitīkļi noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Lithuanian
1 entries- abakas noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Lü
1 entries- ᦖᦱᧅᦘᦱᧃᧉ noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Macedonian
3 entries- абак noun ((obsolete) table or tray scattered with sand for calculating or drawing)
- абак noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
- сметалка noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Malay
4 entries- abakus noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- dekak-dekak noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- sempoa noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- sepua noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Malayalam
2 entries- ഗിന്താര noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- മണിച്ചട്ടം noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Maltese
1 entries- abaku noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Manchu
1 entries- ᠪᠣᡩ᠋ᠣᡴᡡ noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Manx
2 entries- abacus noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
- clowan choontee noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Mongolian
1 entries- сампин noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Māori
1 entries- takatātai noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- abakus noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- abakus noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
- kuleramme noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Norwegian Nynorsk
3 entries- abakus noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- abakus noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
- kuleramme noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Oromo
2 entries- abakaas noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- caasaa callee fakkaatu noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Persian
3 entries- تخت حساب noun ((obsolete) table or tray scattered with sand for calculating or drawing)
- تخت و میل noun ((obsolete) table or tray scattered with sand for calculating or drawing)
- چرتکه noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Polish
4 entries- abak noun ((obsolete) table or tray scattered with sand for calculating or drawing)
- abak noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- abakus noun ((obsolete) table or tray scattered with sand for calculating or drawing)
- abakus noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Portuguese
3 entries- ábaco noun ((obsolete) table or tray scattered with sand for calculating or drawing)
- ábaco noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- ábaco noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
Romanian
2 entries- abac noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- abacă noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
Russian
4 entries- аба́к noun ((obsolete) table or tray scattered with sand for calculating or drawing)
- аба́к noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- аба́к noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
- аба́ка noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
Serbo-Croatian
3 entries- abakus noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- računaljka noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- рачунаљка noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Slovak
2 entries- abakus noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- počítadlo noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Slovene
2 entries- abak noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- računalo noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Spanish
1 entries- ábaco noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Swedish
2 entries- abakus noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- kulram noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Tagalog
2 entries- abako noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- bilangan noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Tajik
1 entries- чӯт noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Tamil
2 entries- எண்சட்டம் noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- மணிச்சட்டம் noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Thai
1 entries- ลูกคิด noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Turkish
1 entries- abaküs noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Turkmen
1 entries- çot noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Ukrainian
4 entries- аба́к noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- аба́к noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
- аба́ка noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
- рахівни́ця noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Uyghur
1 entries- چوت noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Uzbek
1 entries- choʻt noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Vietnamese
3 entries- bàn tính noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
- đầu cột noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
- đỉnh cột noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
Volapük
2 entries- baakud noun (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
- bakud noun (device for performing arithmetical calculations)
Sample sentences
28 total sentences available.
A calculator is more efficient than an abacus.
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A "soroban" is a type of Japanese abacus.
Source: tatoeba (1597376)
No, I just thought that since you can use an abacus, you might be good at doing calculations in your head.
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