Meanings
plural slide rules
- 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn 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.
More synonyms by meaning
nounanalog computer consisting of a handheld instrument used for rapid calculations; have been replaced by pocket calculators
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic مِسْطَرَة حَاسِبَة
- مِسْطَرَة حَاسِبَة (misṭara ḥāsiba)analog calculator
Bulgarian логаритми́чна лини́йка
- логаритми́чна лини́йка (logaritmíčna liníjka)analog calculator
Chinese Mandarin 計算尺 /计算尺, 算尺
- 計算尺 /计算尺 (jìsuànchǐ)analog calculator
- 算尺 (suànchǐ)analog calculator
Czech logaritmické pravítko
- logaritmické pravítkoanalog calculator
Danish regnestok
- regnestokanalog calculator
Dutch rekenliniaal
- rekenliniaalanalog calculator
Estonian arvutuslükati
- arvutuslükatianalog calculator
Finnish laskutikku
- laskutikkuanalog calculator
French règle à calcul
- règle à calculanalog calculator
German Rechenschieber
- Rechenschieberanalog calculator
Greek λογαριθμικός κανόνας
- λογαριθμικός κανόνας (logarithmikós kanónas)analog calculator
Hindi विसर्पी गणक
- विसर्पी गणक (visarpī gaṇak)analog calculator
Hungarian logarléc
- logarlécanalog calculator
Italian regolo calcolatore
- regolo calcolatoreanalog calculator
Japanese 計算尺
- 計算尺 (keisanjaku)analog calculator
Korean 계산척
- 계산척 (gyesancheok)analog calculator
Latvian logaritmiskais lineāls
- logaritmiskais lineālsanalog calculator
Norwegian regnestav
- regnestavanalog calculator
Polish suwak logarytmiczny
- suwak logarytmicznyanalog calculator
Portuguese régua de cálculo
- régua de cálculoanalog calculator
Romanian riglă de calcul
- riglă de calculanalog calculator
Russian логарифми́ческая лине́йка
- логарифми́ческая лине́йка (logarifmíčeskaja linéjka)analog calculator
Spanish regla de cálculo
- regla de cálculoanalog calculator
Swedish räknesticka
- räknestickaanalog calculator
Tagalog dulas-galod
- dulas-galodanalog calculator
Turkish sürgülü hesap cetveli
- sürgülü hesap cetvelianalog calculator
Ukrainian логарифмі́чна ліні́йка
- логарифмі́чна ліні́йка (loharyfmíčna liníjka)analog calculator
Vietnamese thước loga
- thước logaanalog calculator
Cite this entry
slide rule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slide%20rule
“slide rule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slide%20rule. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slide rule,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slide%20rule.
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