slide rule

Definition of slide rule

: a manual device used for calculation that consists in its simple form of a ruler and a movable middle piece which are graduated with similar logarithmic scales

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Recent Examples on the Web Think of an armillary sphere like a circular slide rule with four separate axes. — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, "This Is the Only Working Armillary Sphere on Earth," 2 Jan. 2020 The pitch clocks, slide rules, protective netting, limited mound visits and three-batter minimums are the least of baseball’s worries. — Jeff Bailey, The Denver Post, "Festivus 2019: The airing of grievances, sports edition," 23 Dec. 2019 Sporting a gray double-breasted suit, slicked-back curls and a slide rule, rocket engineer Wernher von Braun cuts a suave, authoritative figure in Disney’s 1955 television special Man and the Moon. — Alejandro De La Garza, Time, "How Historians Are Reckoning With the Former Nazi Who Launched America's Space Program," 18 July 2019 Breitling Navitimer 1 Automatic 41 The Breitling Navitimer watch family gets an elegant addition with this stainless steel and alligator strap variation, featuring stylish details including a circular slide rule and beaded bezel. ... — Alexander Fisher, WSJ, "Baselworld Report: Our 10 Favorite Watches," 26 Mar. 2019 Architects have ditched their slide rules for computer software, but big buildings don’t get constructed without them. — Liz Hoffman And Telis Demos, WSJ, "Wall Street Erases the Line Between Its Jocks and Nerds," 18 Aug. 2018 Malcolm Sayer at Jaguar was a pioneer here, applying his slide rule to the design of the Jaguar C-Type in order to win Le Mans in 1951 and then again in 1953. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "How a day driving high-downforce cars at VIR taught me I’m OK being slow," 11 Sep. 2018 The basic office gym—with a handful of treadmills and weight equipment—also is going the way of the slide rule. — Keiko Morris, WSJ, "Amenity-Laden Buildings Are Suburban Landlords’ Latest Tool to Attract Tenants," 10 June 2018 In a twist of irony, Simmons was actually determined to have violated the slide rule in the fourth inning as Odor tried to turn a double play. — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, "Rangers Reaction: The flawed thinking of those miffed by Banister's comments," 3 June 2018

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15 Jan 2020

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“Slide rule.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slide%20rule. Accessed 20 January 2020.

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