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Gunter's scales

Gunter's scales is the plural of Gunter's scale.

Meaning of Gunter's scale

Noun

Gunter's scale (plural Gunter's scales)

  1. A wooden rule, two feet long, on one side of which is marked scales of equal parts, of chords, sines, tangents, rhombs, etc., and on the other side scales of logarithms of these various parts, by means of which many problems in navigation and surveying may be solved mechanically, using only divides.
    Synonyms:
    Gunter's rule

Questions about Gunter's scales

What is Gunter's scales the plural of?
Gunter's scales is the plural of Gunter's scale.

Words near Gunter's scales in the dictionary

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  2. Gunter's lines
  3. Gunter's quadrant
  4. Gunter's quadrants
  5. Gunter's scale
  6. Gunter's scales
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  8. gunters
  9. Guntersblum
  10. Guntersville
  11. guntha

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