English Dictionary

diagonal scale

名詞

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.

日本語の意味

対角定規：計測単位の細かい分数値を示すための器具。定規の長い面に沿って引かれた平行線が、横方向の線によって区切られ、さらに一端には等間隔に斜めに引かれた平行線によって細かい区分が形成されている。

The surveyor used the diagonal scale on his drafting board to mark off tiny fractional measurements that were too fine to read on the ordinary graduations.

測量士は製図板で、縦の平行線が横線で区切られ、一方の端の区画が等間隔の斜め線で交差する斜め目盛のついた定規を使って、通常の目盛では読み取れないような小さな分数の測定値を刻んだ。

意味（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.

diagonal scales （ plural ）