sorobann.

/ˈsɒrəban/

Etymology: Japanese, < Chinese suàn-pán suan-pan n.

A kind of abacus used in Japan, adapted from the swan-pan.

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the world > relative properties > number > mathematical instruments > [noun] > arithmetical instrument > abacus

abacus1686

suan-pan1736

bead-frame1858

soroban1891

counting-frame1920

1891 A. M. Bacon Japanese Girls & Women x. 266 Crowds of clerks sitting upon the matted floors, each with his soroban, or adding machine, by his side.

1903 W. Del Mar Around World through Japan xiii. 133 The addition of seven and six presented difficulties unless he had an abacus (soroban).

1958 Hosoi Sō in Japan xxii. 612/1 In the beginning of the Edo Era, the soroban (abacus) was used by Japanese merchants and engineers for their calculations. The soroban was introduced from China.

1965 Australian 23 Nov. 12 The appearance of a low-cost, small-type, locally-made electronic computer..has driven a wedge under the four-century reign of the soroban.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	soroban
释义	sorobann. /ˈsɒrəban/ Etymology: Japanese, < Chinese suàn-pán suan-pan n. A kind of abacus used in Japan, adapted from the swan-pan. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > mathematical instruments > [noun] > arithmetical instrument > abacus abacus1686 suan-pan1736 bead-frame1858 soroban1891 counting-frame1920 1891 A. M. Bacon Japanese Girls & Women x. 266 Crowds of clerks sitting upon the matted floors, each with his soroban, or adding machine, by his side. 1903 W. Del Mar Around World through Japan xiii. 133 The addition of seven and six presented difficulties unless he had an abacus (soroban). 1958 Hosoi Sō in Japan xxii. 612/1 In the beginning of the Edo Era, the soroban (abacus) was used by Japanese merchants and engineers for their calculations. The soroban was introduced from China. 1965 Australian 23 Nov. 12 The appearance of a low-cost, small-type, locally-made electronic computer..has driven a wedge under the four-century reign of the soroban. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1891
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