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set squares

set squares is the plural of set square.

Meaning of set square

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.

Questions about set squares

What is set squares the plural of?
Set squares is the plural of set square.

Words near set squares in the dictionary

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

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