Galton bar
noun
Gal·ton bar
ˈgȯltᵊn-
: an instrument used in tests of the accuracy of estimate of visible lengths that consists of a horizontal bar to be bisected by an adjustable vertical line
Word History
Etymology
after Sir Francis Galton †1911 English scientist, its inventor
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