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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
analog computer consisting of a handheld instrument used for rapid calculations; have been replaced by pocket calculators
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: slipstick
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: analog computer, analogue computer
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
مِسْطَرَة حَاسِبَة
(misṭara ḥāsiba)
— analog calculator
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Azerbaijani:
loqarifmik xətkeş
— analog calculator
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Belarusian:
лагарыфмі́чная ліне́йка
(laharyfmíčnaja linjéjka)
— analog calculator
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Bulgarian:
логаритми́чна лини́йка
(logaritmíčna liníjka)
— analog calculator
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Chinese Mandarin:
計算尺 /计算尺
(jìsuànchǐ)
— analog calculator
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Chinese Mandarin:
算尺
(suànchǐ)
— analog calculator
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Czech:
logaritmické pravítko
— analog calculator
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Danish:
regnestok
— analog calculator
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Dutch:
rekenliniaal
— analog calculator
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Estonian:
arvutuslükati
— analog calculator
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Finnish:
laskutikku
— analog calculator
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French:
règle à calcul
— analog calculator
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Galician:
regla de cálculo
— analog calculator
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German:
Rechenschieber
— analog calculator
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Greek:
λογαριθμικός κανόνας
(logarithmikós kanónas)
— analog calculator
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Hindi:
विसर्पी गणक
(visarpī gaṇak)
— analog calculator
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Hungarian:
logarléc
— analog calculator
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Ido:
kalkulo-linealo
— analog calculator
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Italian:
regolo calcolatore
— analog calculator
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Japanese:
計算尺
(keisanjaku)
— analog calculator
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Korean:
계산척
(gyesancheok)
— analog calculator
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Latvian:
logaritmiskais lineāls
— analog calculator
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Norwegian:
regnestav
— analog calculator
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Polish:
suwak logarytmiczny
— analog calculator
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Portuguese:
régua de cálculo
— analog calculator
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Romanian:
riglă de calcul
— analog calculator
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Russian:
логарифми́ческая лине́йка
(logarifmíčeskaja linéjka)
— analog calculator
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Spanish:
regla de cálculo
— analog calculator
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Swedish:
räknesticka
— analog calculator
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Tagalog:
dulas-galod
— analog calculator
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Turkish:
sürgülü hesap cetveli
— analog calculator
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Ukrainian:
логарифмі́чна ліні́йка
(loharyfmíčna liníjka)
— analog calculator
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Vietnamese:
thước loga
— analog calculator
