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diagonal
scale
(
plural
diagonal scales
)
A
scale
for laying down small
fractions
of the
unit
of
measurement
, the
parallel
lines
drawn
lengthwise
on its
surface
being
divided
into
sections
by lines drawn
crosswise
, and in one end
section
being
intersected
by a series of other parallel lines drawn
obliquely
at
equal
distances
across
them.