Napier's bones

English

Alternative forms

Napier's rods

Noun

Napier 's bones pl (plural only)

(arithmetic) A set of numbered rods used for multiplication and division (see the Wikipedia article for a fuller explanation).

Translations

a set of numbered rods used for multiplication and division

Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Catalan: àbac neperià m
Finnish: Napierin luut pl
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: Napiersche Rechenstäbchen n pl
Greek: οστά του Νάπιερ n pl (ostá tou Nápier)
Hungarian: Napier-csontok pl
Irish: slata Napier f pl
Russian: па́лочки Не́пера f pl (páločki Népera), не́перовы па́лочки f pl (néperovy páločki)
Spanish: ábaco neperiano m

Further reading

Napier's bones on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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