单词 | napier's bones |
释义 | Napier's bonesnoun (used with a singular verb)Mathematics.a form of multiplication table originally marked on sticks of bone or ivory that could be rearranged to carry out the operations of multiplication or division. Also called Napier's rods . Origin of Napier's bonesFirst recorded in 1650–60; after their developer, J. Napier Words nearby Napier's bonesnapier, napier grass, Napier-Hastings, Napierian, Napierian logarithm, Napier's bones, napiform, napkin, napkin ring, Naples, Naples yellow Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Napier's bonesNapier's bones pl na set of graduated rods formerly used for multiplication and division Word Origin for Napier's bonesC17: based on a method invented by John Napier Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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