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GUNTER´S SCALE

\ɡˈʌntəz skˈe͡ɪl], \ɡˈʌntəz skˈe‍ɪl], \ɡ_ˈʌ_n_t_ə_z s_k_ˈeɪ_l]\

Definitions of GUNTER´S SCALE

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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n. A rule, two feet long, marked with graduated lines for solving questions in arithmetic and geometry, &c.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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