Noun
A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc.
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.
The uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, immediately under the architrave. See Column.
A tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or mosaic work.
A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a kind of cupboard, buffet, or sideboard.
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Above the capital is a square abacus connecting the capital to the entablature. Source: Internet
A person can calculate division with an abacus by repeatedly placing the dividend on the abacus, and then subtracting the divisor the offset of each digit in the result, counting the number of divisions possible at each offset. Source: Internet
A traditional snooker scoreboard resembles an abacus, and records units, tens and hundreds via horizontal sliding pointers. citation They are typically attached to a wall by the snooker table. Source: Internet