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slide rule

slide rule noun: 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.

slide rule: an analog calculator consisting of three interlocking strips marked with logarithmic scales, such...
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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

slide rule meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Tagalog and Arabic

slide rule in Hindi

analog calculator
विसर्पी गणक visarpī gaṇak

slide rule in Tamil

வழுக்கிச்சட்டம், கணிதச்சட்டம், அரக்குஞ்சட்டம், நழுவு சட்டம், நகர்கோல்

slide rule in Tagalog

analog calculator
dulas-galod

slide rule in Arabic

analog calculator
مِسْطَرَة حَاسِبَة misṭara ḥāsiba
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slide rule in Vietnamese
thước loga

Synonyms of slide rule

Forms of slide rule

pluralslide rules

Questions about slide rule

What does slide rule mean?
Slide rule means 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.
What is slide rule in Hindi?
Slide rule in Hindi is विसर्पी गणक (visarpī gaṇak). See Slide rule meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is slide rule?
Slide rule is a noun.
What is the plural of slide rule?
The plural of slide rule is slide rules.

Words near slide rule in the dictionary

  1. slide plates
  2. slide projector
  3. slide projectors
  4. slide rest
  5. slide rests
  6. slide rule
  7. slide rules
  8. slide scanner
  9. slide scanners
  10. slide show
  11. slide shows

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Adapted from Wiktionary: slide rule (page history and authors); slide rule (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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