Latvian

Lineāli

Noun

lineāls m (1st declension)

1. ruler (flat, straight instrument for measuring or drawing, usually labeled with a length scale)

   trīsstūra lineāls‎ ― triangular ruler

   mēroga lineāls‎ ― scale ruler

   logaritmiskais lineāls‎ ― slide rule (lit. logarithmic ruler)

   taisns kā lineāls‎ ― straight as a ruler (i.e., completely straight)

   stūrmanis strādā ar lineālu, cirkuli un zīmuli, atzīmēdams kartē taisnāko ceļu no Kurzemes līdz zviedru krastiem‎ ― the helmsman works with ruler, compass and pencil, drawing on the map the straightest path from Courland to the Swedish coast

Declension

Derived terms

• logaritmiskais lineāls