English
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
- Polish: kostki Napiera f pl
- Portuguese: ossos de Napier pl
- Russian: па́лочки Не́пера f pl (páločki Népera), не́перовы па́лочки f pl (néperovy páločki)
- Spanish: ábaco neperiano m
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