Galton bar

noun

Gal·​ton bar

ˈgȯltᵊn-

: 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

Word History

Etymology

after Sir Francis Galton †1911 English scientist, its inventor

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