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Meaning of Gunter's scale | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌɡʌntəz ˈskeɪl

Definitions

A wooden rule, two feet long, on one side of which is marked scales of equal parts, of chords, sines, tangents, rhombs, etc., and on the other side scales of logarithms of these various parts, by means of which many problems in navigation and surveying may be solved mechanically, using only divides.

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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