English Dictionary

slide rule

名詞

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.

日本語の意味

対数目盛が刻まれた3枚の長い板が組み合わされ、加算や減算によって乗算や除算などの計算を行うアナログ計算器。

She found her grandfather's old slide rule and learned to perform quick multiplications and divisions the way engineers once did.

彼女は祖父の古い計算尺を見つけ、かつて技術者がしていたように素早く掛け算や割り算をする方法を学んだ。

意味（1）

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.

slide rules （ plural ）