1592954113000 1312632483000 term-88901 1616541192846 1312632587000 1616290384652 adlib fitz-online adlib-term-88901 575cd05f-2a59-3553-8153-0a1d7caeaec7 2 1 scope note Rules comprised of short strips of wood joined at their ends by rivets so that the pieces are foldable, in a zigzag manner, in parallel planes; most usually the strips are in 6-inch or 1-foot lengths, and the rules are 6 feet or 8 feet long when open; also of similar lengths in metric units. Distinct from "folding rules" which tend to be shorter and have sections that usually pivot or fold in more than one plane. reference term-88900 adlib-term-88900 bee8a08b-d9ed-321c-9b82-5a49449e18ad zigzag rule V.TN.AFU.AFU.AFU.ARI.BUE.AFU.BZY 1 code V.TN.AFU.AFU.AFU.ARI.BUE.AFU.BZY 1 zigzag rules reference term-88895 adlib-term-88895 29523e1a-df1f-3b85-b813-d958bc76d732 <rules by form> reference term-88871 adlib-term-88871 5a524208-83da-3353-8929-bb64cf9a56df folding rules zigzag rules term