slide rule

Questions about slide rule

What is another word for slide rule?

It depends which slide rule you mean. In the sense “analog computer consisting of a handheld instrument used for rapid calculations; have been replaced by pocket calculators”, the synonyms are slipstick. Across all 1 sense there are 1 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of slide rule?

WordNet records no antonym for slide rule. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for slide rule come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of slide rule

• Full entry for slide ruleAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for slide ruleWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.