galton bar

galton bar
\\ˈgȯltən-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized G
Etymology: after Sir Francis Galton died 1911 English scientist, its inventor
: an instrument used in tests of the accuracy of estimate of visible lengths that consists of a horizontal bar to be bisected by an adjustable vertical line

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