Slide rule

noun

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounAn 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.

Synonyms

slipstick sliding-rule sliding scale scientific calculator graphing calculator calculator promptuary location arithmetic stepped reckoner function multiplier loglog table

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