slide rule
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slide rule
noun slide rules
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An analog calculator consisting of three interlocking strips marked with logarithmic scales, such that multiplication, division etc. can be performed by the equivalent of addition and subtraction.
Similar: slipstick
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noun analog calculator
| Español | regla de cálculo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 계산척 gyesancheok |
| 日本語 | 計算尺 keisanjaku |
| 中文 | 計算尺 /计算尺 jìsuànchǐ, 算尺 suànchǐ |
| हिन्दी | विसर्पी गणक visarpī gaṇak |
| Português | régua de cálculo |
| Français | règle à calcul |
| Deutsch | Rechenschieber |
| Italiano | regolo calcolatore |
| Ελληνικά | λογαριθμικός κανόνας logarithmikós kanónas |
| Română | riglă de calcul |
| Русский | логарифми́ческая лине́йка logarifmíčeskaja linéjka |
| Tiếng Việt | thước loga |
| العربية | مِسْطَرَة حَاسِبَة misṭara ḥāsiba |
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title = {slide rule},
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