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slide rule

noun as in ruler

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The engineers had slide rules and mechanical calculators but didn’t like doing calculations.

I walked to Greenwich, studying the slide rule for measuring of timber, which is very fine.

I swallowed, and took out my notebook and pencil, and laid my pocket slide rule in front of me.

He readjusted the slide rule and slid the hairline over a bit.

He sat in the big chair with his feet sticking straight out in front of him and played with a slide rule.

The use of a slide rule will make this transference to a new average very easy.

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On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to slide rule, such as: measure, rule, straightedge, t square, yardstick, and folding rule.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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