SLIDING-RULE
\slˈa͡ɪdɪŋɹˈuːl], \slˈaɪdɪŋɹˈuːl], \s_l_ˈaɪ_d_ɪ_ŋ_ɹ_ˈuː_l]\
Definitions of SLIDING-RULE
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(Math.) A rule used for gauging, etc., furnished with one or more graduated slips, which are capable of sliding in grooves cut in the body of the rule; by properly adjusting these slides to the length, breadth, etc., of surfaces or solids, their areas, volumes, etc., are obtained by merely reading the graduations.
By Henry Percy Smith
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n. A mathematical instrument consisting of two parts, one of which slides upon the other, for the mechanical performance of multiplication and division.
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