Ruler

Ruler

A ruler, sometimes called a rule or line gauge, is an instrument used in geometry, technical drawing, printing and engineering/building to measure distances and/or to rule straight lines. Strictly speaking, the ruler is essentially a straightedge used to rule lines, but typically the ruler also contains calibrated lines to measure distances.

Read more about Ruler.

Famous quotes containing the word ruler:

    “A scholar, in his Segmenta, left a note,
    As follows, “The Ruler of Reality,
    If more unreal than New Haven, is not
    A real ruler, but rules what is unreal.””
    —Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)

    “Who made you a ruler and judge over us?”
    —Bible: Hebrew, Exodus 2:14.

    Hebrews to Moses.

    “Know yourself and fit yourself to new fashions. For there is a new ruler among the gods.”
    —Aeschylus (525–456 B.C.)