"diagonal scale" meaning in All languages combined

See diagonal scale on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: diagonal scales [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} diagonal scale (plural diagonal scales)
  1. A scale for laying down small fractions of the unit of measurement, the parallel lines drawn lengthwise on its surface being divided into sections by lines drawn crosswise, and in one end section being intersected by a series of other parallel lines drawn obliquely at equal distances across them.
    Sense id: en-diagonal_scale-en-noun-aLVVhjG3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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