Parallelograph

Translation of "parallelograph" into Russian

Noun

parallelograph

parallelographs pl

Specialized term for a drafting/navigation instrument

параллелограф

The draughtsman slid the parallelograph across the blueprint to sketch perfectly parallel guidelines.

Чертёжник провёл параллелограф по чертежу, чтобы провести идеально параллельные вспомогательные линии.

Additional translations

параллельная линейка

Навигационный и чертёжный термин

Noun

An instrument consisting of linked bars arranged as a parallelogram, used for drawing parallel lines or transferring measurements.

The draughtsman slid the parallelograph across the blueprint to sketch perfectly parallel guidelines.

A drafting device employed by navigators to copy courses and bearings accurately from one part of a nautical chart to another.

With the help of a parallelograph, the officer plotted the vessel’s new heading on the chart.