diagonal scale

noun

A scale for laying down small fractions of the unit of measurement, the parallel lines drawn lengthwise on its surface being divided into sections by lines drawn crosswise, and in one end section being intersected by a series of other parallel lines drawn obliquely at equal distances across them.

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Meanings

noundiagonal scale (plural diagonal scales)

plural diagonal scales

  1. A scale for laying down small fractions of the unit of measurement, the parallel lines drawn lengthwise on its surface being divided into sections by lines drawn crosswise, and in one end section being intersected by a series of other parallel lines drawn obliquely at equal distances across them.
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APA

diagonal scale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diagonal%20scale

MLA

“diagonal scale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diagonal%20scale. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diagonal scale,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diagonal%20scale.

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