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
Eulalieuu-la-LEEFrench
Euphrosyne-Greek Mythology
AnraÍ-Irish
MonicaMAHN-i-kə (English)English, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Late Roman
GershomGUR-shahm (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Finnbarr-Irish