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engineer's scale

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engineer's scale [‚en·jə′nirz ‚skāl]
(graphic arts)
A rule having a triangular cross section and different measurement scales on the two edges of each face.

engineer’s scale
engineer’s scale
A straightedge, divided uniformly into multiples of 10 divisions per inch so that drawings may be made with decimal values of distances, loads, forces, etc.


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