slipstick

1. 1.

   analog computer consisting of a handheld instrument used for rapid calculations; have been replaced by pocket calculators

   Synonymsslide rule

   Broaderanalog computer

Other forms of slipstick

plural

slipsticks·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about slipstick

What does slipstick mean?

slipstick means "analog computer consisting of a handheld instrument used for rapid calculations; have been replaced by pocket calculators".

How many syllables are in slipstick?

slipstick has 2 syllables: slip-stick. The stress falls on "slip".

What is another word for slipstick?

Close synonyms include slide rule. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is slipstick a common word?

slipstick is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.