Ruled surface(Geom.), any surface that may be described by a straight line moving according to a given law; — called also a scroll.

Rule
(Rule), v. i.

1. To have power or command; to exercise supreme authority; — often followed by over.

By me princes rule, and nobles.
Prov. viii. 16.

We subdue and rule over all other creatures.
Ray.

2. (Law) To lay down and settle a rule or order of court; to decide an incidental point; to enter a rule. Burril. Bouvier.

3. (Com.) To keep within a (certain) range for a time; to be in general, or as a rule; as, prices ruled lower yesterday than the day before.

Ruleless
(Rule"less), a. Destitute of rule; lawless. Spenser.

Rule-monger
(Rule"-mon`ger) n. A stickler for rules; a slave of rules [R.] Hare.

5. To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, etc., guided by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines by means of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result; as, to rule a sheet of paper of a blank book.

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