slipstick



slipstick

n. a slide rule. (Very common a few decades ago, a slide rule is a computing device that allowed the user to compute by positioning moveable scales printed on various sliding parts of the rule.) Who carries a slipstick these days?

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Isadora[.izə'dɔ:rə]
LÍVia-Portuguese, Hungarian
AoibhÍNEE-veenIrish
Lutgardis-Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Ebba (1)EB-bah (Swedish), E-bah (German)Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German (Rare)
Kausalya-Hinduism