/ Thesaurus / N Synonyms of napier's bones Find synonyms for: Noun1. Napier's bones, Napier's rods, calculator, calculating machineusage: a set of graduated rods formerly used to do multiplication and division by a method invented by John NapierWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blithesome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language