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straightedge

/streyt-ej/US // ˈstreɪtˌɛdʒ //UK // (ˈstreɪtˌɛdʒ) //

直尺,直线型,直线,直角尺

Related Words

yardstick尺码,码表,尺度,码字rule规则,规矩,细则,规章制度measure措施,衡量,计量,衡量标准folding rule折叠规则,折叠法则,折叠规律,折叠法slide rule滑尺,滑梯尺,滑动规则

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a bar or strip of wood, plastic, or metal having at least one long edge of sufficiently reliable straightness for use in drawing or testing straight lines, plane surfaces, etc.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inruler
Synonyms
t-square丁字形,丁字尺,丁字裤measure措施,衡量,计量,衡量标准rule规则,规矩,细则,规章制度yardstick尺码,码表,尺度,码字folding rule折叠规则,折叠法则,折叠规律,折叠法measuring stick测量棒,衡量标准,量具,衡量尺slide rule滑尺,滑梯尺,滑动规则

Examples

  • The first requisite for this is a straightedge of iron or brass, as true as possible.

  • It is necessary also that the straightedge be applied frequently.

  • The cutter is guided along the straightedge as shown in Fig. 1.

  • The straightedge and the compasses are the only two drawing instruments recognized in elementary geometry.

  • In other words, the trisection of any angle, by the use of the straightedge and compasses alone, is impossible.

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