Napier's bones

English

Alternative forms

• Napier's rods

Noun

Napier's bones pl (plural only)

1. (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