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| Expression | 1. Lines on a sector or scale, so contrived as to represent the logarithmic sines and tangents, which, by the help of the line of numbers, solve, with tolerable exactness, questions in trigonometry, navigation, etc.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: ARTIFICIAL LINES
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| Artificial lines | Lines on a sector or scale, so contrived as to represent the logarithmic sines and tangents, which, by the help of the line of numbers, solve, with tolerable exactness, questions in trigonometry, navigation, etc. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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