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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesजोड़ने वाली मशीन
Pronunciation / Transliteration: jodne wali mashin
"लेखाकार ने जोड़ने वाली मशीन से हिसाब लगाया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A mechanical or electronic office device used for performing simple arithmetic calculations, especially addition, usually printing the sequence of numbers and the result on a paper tape.
"The accountant quickly tallied the receipts using the mechanical adding-machine on his desk." - 2
A historical precursor to the modern electronic calculator, characterized by rows of keys and a hand crank or motor.
"Vintage adding-machines are now often collected as relics of early office automation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the present participle of the verb 'add' (from Latin 'addere', meaning to join or put to) combined with 'machine' (from Latin 'machina', an engine or device). The compound term emerged in the late 19th century with the invention of mechanical calculators designed specifically to automate the process of addition and basic arithmetic in commercial offices.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Adding-machine" is said worldwide
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machine à additionner
Transliteration: ma-shin a a-di-syo-ne
"Il a calculé le total avec la machine à additionner."
Rechenmaschine
Transliteration: ʁɛçn̩maˌʃiːnə
"Die alte Rechenmaschine stand jahrzehntelang im Büro."
sommatrice
Transliteration: sommatrice
"Usava una vecchia sommatrice per fare i conti."
sumadora
Transliteration: sumaˈdoɾa
"La cajera usó la sumadora para sacar la cuenta."
máquina de somar
Transliteration: ˈmakinɐ dʒi suˈmaɾ
"O escritório comprou uma nova máquina de somar."
जोड़ने वाली मशीन
Transliteration: jodne wali mashin
"लेखाकार ने जोड़ने वाली मशीन से हिसाब लगाया।"
加法机
Transliteration: jiā fǎ jī
"老式的加法机现在已经很少见了。"
덧셈기
Transliteration: deot-sem-gi
"경리 직원이 덧셈기를 사용하여 장부를 정리했습니다."
加算器
Transliteration: kasan-ki
"昔のオフィスでは加算器が欠かせない道具だった。"
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