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A wooden rule, two feet long, on one side of which is marked scales of equal parts, of chords, sines, tangents, rhombs, etc., and on the other side scales of logarithms of these various parts, by means of which many problems in navigation and surveying may be solved mechanically, using only divides.
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Gunter's scale
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Gunter's scale
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Noun
A
wooden
rule,
two
feet
long,
on
one
side
of
which
is
marked
scales
of
equal
parts,
of
chords,
sines,
tangents,
rhombs,
etc.,
and
on
the
other
side
scales
of
logarithms
of
these
various
parts,
by
means
of
which
many
problems
in
navigation
and
surveying
may
be
solved
mechanically,
using
only
divides.
Japanese Meaning
航海や測量で用いられる、約60cm（2フィート）の木製の定規。片面には等間隔の目盛りが刻まれており、弦、正弦、正接、菱形などの尺度が示され、反対側にはこれら各尺度の対数目盛りが配置されている。
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A
wooden
rule,
two
feet
long,
on
one
side
of
which
is
marked
scales
of
equal
parts,
of
chords,
sines,
tangents,
rhombs,
etc.,
and
on
the
other
side
scales
of
logarithms
of
these
various
parts,
by
means
of
which
many
problems
in
navigation
and
surveying
may
be
solved
mechanically,
using
only
divides.
（ plural ）
