Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slide rule

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables: slide rule
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

slide rules (plural)

Synonyms

slipstick

Questions

What does slide rule mean?: 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.

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