rhabdologyn.

Brit.

/rabˈdɒlədʒi/, U.S.

/ræbˈdɑlədʒi/

Forms: 1600s rabdologie, 1600s–1800s rabdology, 1600s– rhabdology.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Probably also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin rabdologia ; rhabdo- comb. form, -logy comb. form.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin rabdologia ( J. Napier Rabdologiæ, seu numerationis per virgulas libri duo (1617); 1623 as rhabdologia in the Latin title of the German translation of this work, Rhabdologia Neperiana) < ancient Greek ῥάβδος rod (see rhabdo- comb. form) + -λογία -logy comb. form. Compare French rhabdologie (17th cent.). In sense 2 probably independently < rhabdo- comb. form + -logy comb. form; compare earlier rhabdomancy n.

1. The art or practice of calculation by means of the method of rods invented by John Napier. See Napier's bones n. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > arithmetic > [noun] > kinds of

decimal arithmetic1608

disme1608

decimal1623

vulgar arithmetic1653

logistic1656

figurate arithmetic1666

rhabdology1667

mental arithmetic1766

binary arithmetic1796

1667 W. Leybourn Art of Numbring i. 1 Rabdologie is the Art of Counting by Numbering Rods.

1722 H. Curzon Universal Libr. (ed. 2) II. 487 An easie, certain and compendious Way of accounting by Sticks, called Rabdology.

1787 D. Stewart & W. Minto Acct. Life, Writings, & Inventions John Napier 18 The last literary exertion of this eminent person, was the publication of his Rabdology and Promptuary, in the year 1617.

1839 G. Field Outl. Analogic. Philos. I. 274 Various arts and instruments which have been invented to facilitate and extend the operations of Arithmetic, such as are Algebra, Rhabdology or Logarithms.

1874 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 108 277 His ‘rhabdology’, or as they are better known, ‘Napier's bones’, can hardly be classed as mechanism.

1915 H. A. Jones Theatre Ideas 77 I tried to look as if I knew something about rhabdology, but I am not sure that I succeeded.

†2. Divination by means of a rod, dowsing; = rhabdomancy n. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > detection of radiation > detecting subterraneous springs, etc. > rhabdomancy

rhabdomancy1646

water-finding1689

jowsing1797

rhabdology1837

water dowsing1894

1837 Penny Cycl. IX. 38/2 Rabdology, or divination by the rod, was familiar to antient nations.

1855 J. R. Leifchild Cornwall: Mines & Miners 134 One or two remarkable instances of the supposed efficacy of the rod are on record... I find that some learned men believed in this science, called rabdology.

Derivatives

ˌrhabdoˈlogical adj. now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > enumeration, reckoning, or calculation > [adjective] > numbered or reckoned > using beads or rods

stringed1645

rhabdological1825

1825 Ann. Philos. New Ser. 9 147 A box of rods, named the Rhabdological Abacus... These rods were invented by Mr. Goodwyn for the purpose of facilitating the multiplication of long numbers of frequent occurrence.

1853 Hampshire Tel. & Sussex Chron. 22 Oct. 8/4 Your commands will be executed with rabdological exactitude, and melliloquent courtesy.

1915 H. A. Jones Theatre Ideas 77 We arrived at the precise rhabdological result.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rhabdology
释义	rhabdologyn. Brit. /rabˈdɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ræbˈdɑlədʒi/ Forms: 1600s rabdologie, 1600s–1800s rabdology, 1600s– rhabdology. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Probably also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin rabdologia ; rhabdo- comb. form, -logy comb. form. Etymology: < post-classical Latin rabdologia ( J. Napier Rabdologiæ, seu numerationis per virgulas libri duo (1617); 1623 as rhabdologia in the Latin title of the German translation of this work, Rhabdologia Neperiana) < ancient Greek ῥάβδος rod (see rhabdo- comb. form) + -λογία -logy comb. form. Compare French rhabdologie (17th cent.). In sense 2 probably independently < rhabdo- comb. form + -logy comb. form; compare earlier rhabdomancy n. 1. The art or practice of calculation by means of the method of rods invented by John Napier. See Napier's bones n. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > arithmetic > [noun] > kinds of decimal arithmetic1608 disme1608 decimal1623 vulgar arithmetic1653 logistic1656 figurate arithmetic1666 rhabdology1667 mental arithmetic1766 binary arithmetic1796 1667 W. Leybourn Art of Numbring i. 1 Rabdologie is the Art of Counting by Numbering Rods. 1722 H. Curzon Universal Libr. (ed. 2) II. 487 An easie, certain and compendious Way of accounting by Sticks, called Rabdology. 1787 D. Stewart & W. Minto Acct. Life, Writings, & Inventions John Napier 18 The last literary exertion of this eminent person, was the publication of his Rabdology and Promptuary, in the year 1617. 1839 G. Field Outl. Analogic. Philos. I. 274 Various arts and instruments which have been invented to facilitate and extend the operations of Arithmetic, such as are Algebra, Rhabdology or Logarithms. 1874 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 108 277 His ‘rhabdology’, or as they are better known, ‘Napier's bones’, can hardly be classed as mechanism. 1915 H. A. Jones Theatre Ideas 77 I tried to look as if I knew something about rhabdology, but I am not sure that I succeeded. †2. Divination by means of a rod, dowsing; = rhabdomancy n. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > detection of radiation > detecting subterraneous springs, etc. > rhabdomancy rhabdomancy1646 water-finding1689 jowsing1797 rhabdology1837 water dowsing1894 1837 Penny Cycl. IX. 38/2 Rabdology, or divination by the rod, was familiar to antient nations. 1855 J. R. Leifchild Cornwall: Mines & Miners 134 One or two remarkable instances of the supposed efficacy of the rod are on record... I find that some learned men believed in this science, called rabdology. Derivatives ˌrhabdoˈlogical adj. now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > enumeration, reckoning, or calculation > [adjective] > numbered or reckoned > using beads or rods stringed1645 rhabdological1825 1825 Ann. Philos. New Ser. 9 147 A box of rods, named the Rhabdological Abacus... These rods were invented by Mr. Goodwyn for the purpose of facilitating the multiplication of long numbers of frequent occurrence. 1853 Hampshire Tel. & Sussex Chron. 22 Oct. 8/4 Your commands will be executed with rabdological exactitude, and melliloquent courtesy. 1915 H. A. Jones Theatre Ideas 77 We arrived at the precise rhabdological result. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1667
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