ruler

/ˈrulər/

noun A2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
rulers

Meaning

  1. regla

    • He measures the line with a ruler.

      Mide la línea con una regla.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

rule

In Spanish, "regla" means both ruler, the measuring tool, and rule, a regulation — two unrelated English words for one Spanish word (and "ruler" itself can also separately mean someone who governs).

Similar in other languages

Spanish

regla

regla is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "ruler."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa ruler?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He measures the line with a ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a ruler?

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