"slide rule" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: slide rules [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} slide rule (plural slide rules)
  1. 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. Synonyms: slipstick Translations (analog calculator): مِسْطَرَة حَاسِبَة (misṭara ḥāsiba) [feminine] (Arabic), loqarifmik xətkeş (Azerbaijani), лагарыфмі́чная ліне́йка (laharyfmíčnaja linjéjka) [feminine] (Belarusian), логаритми́чна лини́йка (logaritmíčna liníjka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 計算尺 (Chinese Mandarin), 计算尺 (jìsuànchǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 算尺 (suànchǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), logaritmické pravítko [neuter] (Czech), regnestok [common-gender] (Danish), rekenliniaal [masculine] (Dutch), arvutuslükati (Estonian), laskutikku (Finnish), règle à calcul [feminine] (French), regla de cálculo [feminine] (Galician), Rechenschieber [masculine] (German), λογαριθμικός κανόνας (logarithmikós kanónas) [masculine] (Greek), विसर्पी गणक (visarpī gaṇak) (Hindi), logarléc (Hungarian), kalkulo-linealo (Ido), regolo calcolatore [masculine] (Italian), 計算尺 (keisanjaku) (alt: けいさんじゃく) (Japanese), 계산척 (gyesancheok) (Korean), logaritmiskais lineāls [masculine] (Latvian), suwak logarytmiczny [masculine] (Polish), régua de cálculo [feminine] (Portuguese), riglă de calcul [feminine] (Romanian), логарифми́ческая лине́йка (logarifmíčeskaja linéjka) [feminine] (Russian), regla de cálculo [feminine] (Spanish), räknesticka [common-gender] (Swedish), dulas-galod (Tagalog), sürgülü hesap cetveli (Turkish), логарифмі́чна ліні́йка (loharyfmíčna liníjka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), thước loga (Vietnamese)

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