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set square

set square noun: a flat triangular piece of plastic or other material, having corners of precise angles, used in technical drawing.

set square: a flat triangular piece of plastic or other material, having corners of precise angles, used in...
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Noun

set square (plural set squares)

  1. (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
    Synonyms:
    triangle
  2. A right angle tool used to determine if two surfaces join at a 90-degree angle, composed of two arms, usually made from metal.

set square meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Tagalog and Arabic

set square in Hindi

flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
गुनिया guniyā

set square in Tamil

மூலை மட்டம், மூலமட்டம், மூலைமட்டம், தீர்மானமூலைமட்டம்

set square in Tagalog

flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
tatsihang galod

set square in Arabic

flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
كُوس رَسْم kūs rasm
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set square in Persian
گونیا gunyâ
set square in Vietnamese
ê-ke

Synonyms of set square

Forms of set square

pluralset squares

Questions about set square

What does set square mean?
Set square means a flat triangular piece of plastic or other material, having corners of precise angles, used in technical drawing.
What is set square in Hindi?
Set square in Hindi is गुनिया (guniyā). See Set square meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is set square?
Set square is a noun.
What is the plural of set square?
The plural of set square is set squares.

Words near set square in the dictionary

  1. set shot
  2. set shots
  3. set sights
  4. set sights on
  5. set someone's teeth on edge
  6. set square
  7. set squares
  8. set store by
  9. set straight
  10. set the ball rolling
  11. set the bar

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