尺子

测量工具

尺子又称间尺,是用来画线段(尤其是直的),使用者透过读取沿着设备边缘的一系列称为“尺子”的标记来估计长度。[1]尺规作图中,尺被视为可画无穷长的直线的工具。尺上通常有刻度以量度长度。有些尺更在中间留有特殊形状如字母或圆形的洞,方便用者画图。

直尺

通常,该仪器是刚性的,并且边缘本身是直尺(“直尺”),这也允许人们画直线。有些尺子,例如布卷尺或纸卷尺,是非刚性的。存在具有可保持选定形状的柔性边缘的特殊尺;它们可用于缝纫、艺术和工艺品。

种类

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参考

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  1. ^ ruler noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes - Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com. [25 April 2018]. (原始内容存档于25 October 2017). 

参考书目

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  • Cherry, Dan. "Collector's guide to rules", Furniture & Cabinetmaking, no. 259, July 2017, ISSN 1365-4292, pp. 52–6
  • Rees, Jane and Mark (2010). The Rule Book: Measuring for the Trades. Lakeville, MN: Astragal Press ISBN 978-1-931626-26-2 OCLC 907853704
  • Russell, David R.; with photography by James Austin and foreword by David Linley (2010). Antique Woodworking Tools: Their Craftsmanship from the Earliest Times to the Twentieth Century, Cambridge: John Adamson ISBN 978-1-898565-05-5 OCLC 727125586, pp. 64–74
  • Whitelaw, Ian (2007). A Measure of All Things: The Story of Man and Measurement. Macmillan ISBN 0-312-37026-1 OCLC 938084552