slide rule
英 [ˈslaɪd ruːl]
美 [ˈslaɪd ruːl]
n. 计算尺; 滑尺
牛津词典
noun
- 计算尺；滑尺
a long narrow instrument like a ruler, with a middle part that slides backwards and forwards, used for calculating numbers
柯林斯词典
- 计算尺;滑尺
Aslide ruleis an instrument that you use for calculating numbers. It looks like a ruler and has a middle part that slides backwards and forwards.
英英释义
noun
- analog computer consisting of a handheld instrument used for rapid calculations
双语例句
- Veteran readers may remember these, but, like my slide rule, they have become almost obsolete.
有经验的读者可能记得这些，但是，像我的计算尺，它们已经变得几乎过时了。 - Circular slide rule for intensity of solar radiation and buildings sunshine
太阳辐射强度和建筑日照计算盘的构造原理及应用 - You've got to learn to use a slide rule.
你要学会使用计算尺。 - One handy example is the replacement of the slide rule by the pocket calculator.
一个简便的事例是用袖珍计算器代替计算尺。 - A simple example of the first type is the slide rule, which mathematicians and scientists have been using for generations.
好几代数学家和科学家沿用的计算尺就是第一类中的简单例子。 - In these days of electronic calculators, the slide rule is out of date as a mathematical aid.
在使用电子计算器的当代，作为数学辅助特的计算尺已经过时了。 - Chrome-plated vernier slide calipers with depth rule
GB/T2822-1981标准尺寸带深度尺的镀铬游标卡尺 - Before the 1970s the slide rule, or slipstick, was as common as the typewriter or the mimeograph machine.
1970年代之前，计算尺跟打字机和油印机一样，随处可见。 - Over a period of only a few years, the slide rule gave place to the electronic calculator. In these days of electronic calculators, the slide rule is out of date as a mathematical aid.
只经过了这么几年，计算尺就被电子计算器所代替了。在使用电子计算器的当代，作为数学辅助特的计算尺已经过时了。 - The symbol of the test-pilot school at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert, where Armstrong spent years testing military jets, is a slide rule over a stylised fighter jet.
在莫哈维沙漠的爱德华空军基地，那里的试飞员学校的标志是一个计算尺在程式化的战斗机上面，也就是在那里阿姆斯特朗用好几年时间测试军用。