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SLIDE RULE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does slide rule mean? 

SLIDE RULE (noun)
  The noun SLIDE RULE has 1 sense:

1. analog computer consisting of a handheld instrument used for rapid calculations; have been replaced by pocket calculatorsplay

  Familiarity information: SLIDE RULE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SLIDE RULE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Analog computer consisting of a handheld instrument used for rapid calculations; have been replaced by pocket calculators

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

slide rule; slipstick

Hypernyms ("slide rule" is a kind of...):

analog computer; analogue computer (a computer that represents information by variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages))


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