lineāls

== Latvian == === Etymology === Probably borrowed from German Lineal (“ruler”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === lineāls m (1st declension) 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