| 单词 | curve ruler |
| 释义 | > as lemmascurve ruler curve ruler n. a ruler or template designed to be used to draw curved lines; spec. (a) one with a curved outline, typically used as one a set of such rulers; (b) one consisting of a rod, tube, or strip of flexible material which can be bent to form a variety of curves. ΚΠ 1847 T. Baker in A. Nesbit Compl. Treat. Pract. Land-surveying (ed. 9) x. 369 If the scale of plan, to which this curve-ruler is applied, be 5 chains to an inch, it will represent a curve or circular arc of 16 x 5 = 80 chains = 1 mile radius. 1929 Pop. Sci. Monthly Sept. 122/2 (caption) A strip of lead, a spiral spring, and a length of rubber tubing form this flexible curve ruler. 1962 Financial Times 4 Apr. 13/4 Claimed to be the first really satisfactory curve ruler to be produced to date, a flexible white plastic ruler. 2009 C. Patch Design-It-Yourself Clothes i. 28/2 This is a type of ruler used for drawing curved lines, part of a whole category of curve rulers, which includes French curves as well. < as lemmas |
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