slide rule
An analog calculator consisting of three interlocking strips marked with logarithmic…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.
» Have you ever used a slide rule?
Haben Sie schon einmal einen Rechenschieber benutzt?
Hast du schon einmal einen Rechenschieber benutzt?
Habt ihr schon einmal einen Rechenschieber benutzt?
Ты когда-нибудь пользовался логарифмической линейкой?
Вы когда-нибудь пользовались логарифмической линейкой?
Meaning
1 sensesAn 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.
Rechenschieber
логарифми́ческая лине́йкаlogarifmíčeskaja linéjka
логарифмі́чна ліні́йкаloharyfmíčna liníjka
- analog computer consisting of a handheld instrument used for rapid calculations; have been replaced by pocket calculators
Examples
10 sentencesHave you ever used a slide rule?
ruТы когда-нибудь пользовался логарифмической линейкой? — marafon
deHaben Sie schon einmal einen Rechenschieber benutzt? — Waldelfe
Tom has never used a slide rule.
ruТом никогда не пользовался логарифмической линейкой. — AntonKhorev
When was the last time you used a slide rule?
I don't think Tom knows how to use a slide rule.
I don't think that Tom knows how to use a slide rule.
Translations
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Forms
plural: slide rules| Singular | slide rule |
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