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slipstick

/ˈslɪp.stɪk/

Traduction: Instrument de calcul analogique manuel, utilisé pour effectuer rapidement des opérations arithmétiques, aujourd'hui largement remplacé par les calculatrices de poche.

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/ˈslɪp.stɪk/C1formalobsolète
  • frInstrument de calcul analogique manuel, utilisé pour effectuer rapidement des opérations arithmétiques, aujourd'hui largement remplacé par les calculatrices de poche.

A handheld analog computer used for rapid calculations, now largely replaced by pocket calculators.

  1. Analog calculatorC1informaltechnical

    A handheld analog computing device used for rapid mathematical calculations, such as multiplication, division, and logarithms, before the advent of electronic calculators.

    frRègle à calcul

    • Engineers used a slipstick to compute complex equations before calculators became common.
    • My grandfather still keeps his old slipstick in a drawer as a memento.
    • The slide rule, often called a slipstick, was essential for navigation and engineering.

    Synonymesslide rule