set square en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
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(UK) A flat triangular piece of plastic or other material, having corners of precise angles, used in technical drawing
Descartes extended this classification by introducing his set-square compass. This is mechanism of sliding set squares that "push" each other... .
2008 January, Michel Serfati, “A Note on the Geometry and Descartes's Mathematical Work”, in Notices of the American Mathematical Society, volume 55, number 1, pages 50–51:
- A right angle tool used to determine if two surfaces join at a 90-degree angle, composed of two arms, usually made from metal.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| set squares | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
miter square · try-miter square
Hyponyms
framing square · try square · carpenter's square · steel square
Synonyms
triangle (flat triangular piece of plastic)
Translations (37)
pl ekierka (right angle tool) · tl tatsihang galod (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) · el γνώμονας (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) · pt esquadro (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) · gl escuadro (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) · nrf êtchèrre (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) · cmn 矩尺 (right angle tool) · fr équerre (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) · es escuadra (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) · fa گونیا (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) · oc escaire (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) · ko 삼각자 (right angle tool) · pl ekierka (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) · fr demi-carré (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) · fi kolmioviivain (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) · ca escaire (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) · nn vinkelhake (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) · cmn 三角板 (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) · fi suorakulma (right angle tool) · ca escaire (right angle tool) · ru науго́льник (right angle tool) · eo angulilo (right angle tool) · mi tāhāngai (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) · ar كُوس رَسْم (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) · nb vinkelhake (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) · vi ê-ke (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) · cs nastavit čtverec (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) · nl geodriehoek (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) · hi गुनिया (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) · ru геодези́ческий транспорти́р (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) · bg триъ́гълник (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) · cmn 直角尺 (right angle tool) · es cartabón (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) · mi tāhāngai (right angle tool) · de Geodreieck (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) · de Geometrie-Dreieck (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) · ja 三角定規 (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing)