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Meanings of slide ruler in inglés

ruso
счётная линейка
portugués
régua de cálculo
español
regla de calculo circular
catalán
regla de càlcul
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Mechanical analog computer.

regla de calculo circular
Synonyms
Examples for "slipstick"
Examples for "slipstick"
1
I learned how to work the sextant, the compass, the slipstick, the abacus.
The Name of the Wind
2
I made Re'lar before they threw me out, you little slipstick.
The Wise Man’s Fear
3
I called him a pompous slipstick who had missed his true calling as a counting-house scribe.
The Wise Man’s Fear
4
I keep forgetting that we're dealing with a planet instead of electrons. He applied the slipstick again.
Cities in Flight
5
Mine will be a cuddly little brunette that thinks a slipstick is some kind of lipstick and that an isotope's something good to eat.
Masters of Space
1
He readjusted the slide rule and slid the hairline over a bit.
Islands of Space
2
The actual slide rule was invented by one Oughtred in the same year.
The Irish Times
3
I was so shocked that I almost snapped my slide rule.
The Guardian
4
Dudley took from the desk another ledger, a slide rule, and a scratchpad.
The wrong venus
5
In 1622, Willliam Oughtred invented the slide rule for calculations.
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Usage of slide ruler in inglés
1
'That's a sliding ruler, Mother,' Simnel said, grinning at Moist.
Raising Steam
2
You saw those boys at that there compound in the smoke with their sliding rulers, although you couldn't quite work out what them was for.'
Raising Steam