"dividing engine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dividing engines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dividing engine (plural dividing engines)
  1. (historical) An instrument for graduating the scales of scientific apparatus. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-dividing_engine-en-noun-z5VG64cd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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