abacus

abacus has 7 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 6.

Definitions

• n.. A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc.
• n.. 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.
• n.. The uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, immediately under the architrave. See Column.
• n.. A tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or mosaic work.
• n.. A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a kind of cupboard, buffet, or sideboard.
• n.. a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves
• n.. a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave