Gunter's line
Syllables: Gun·ter's line/ˌɡʌntəz ˈlaɪn/US/ˌɡʌntɚz ˈlaɪn/
Gunter's line noun: a logarithmic line on a Gunter's scale, which is used to perform the multiplication and division of numbers mechanically with only dividers.
Noun
Gunter's line (plural Gunter's lines)
- A logarithmic line on a Gunter's scale, which is used to perform the multiplication and division of numbers mechanically with only dividers.
- Synonyms:
- Gunter's proportion, line of lines, line of numbers
Synonyms of Gunter's line
- Gunter's proportion
- line of lines
- line of numbers
Forms of Gunter's line
| plural | Gunter's lines |
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Origin of Gunter's line
From Gunter + -'s + line, from the surname of the English clergyman, geometer, and mathematician Edmund Gunter (1581–1628), the inventor of the Gunter’s scale.
Words that rhyme with Gunter's line
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- design
- divine
- combine
- pine
- spline
- swine
- consign
- frankenstein
- nine
- refine
- vine
- whine
- benign
- chine
- in line
- intertwine
- recline
- resign
- rine
- undermine
- wine
- affine
- anodyne
- dine
- gold mine
- incline
- malign
- opine
- outshine
- propine
- red line
- shrine
- syne
- tine
- trunk line
- tyne
- atrine
- berine
- bine
- brine
- cline
- confine
- disentwine
- einstein
- equine
- offline
- quine
- repine
Questions about Gunter's line
- What does Gunter's line mean?
- Gunter's line means a logarithmic line on a Gunter's scale, which is used to perform the multiplication and division of numbers mechanically with only dividers.
- What part of speech is Gunter's line?
- Gunter's line is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Gunter's line?
- Gunter's line is pronounced /ˌɡʌntəz ˈlaɪn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Gunter's line?
- The plural of Gunter's line is Gunter's lines.
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