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English noun: Napier's bones | |||
| 1. | Napier's bones (artifact) a set of graduated rods formerly used to do multiplication and division by a method invented by John Napier | ||
| Synonyms | Napier's rods | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | calculating machine, calculator | ||
| Domain usage | plural, plural form | ||
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