- setsquare
- n. thin and flat metal or plastic instrument shaped in a triangle with one angle at 90 degrees which is used for drawing angles
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
setsquare
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setsquare — set|square [ˈsetskweə US skwer] n BrE a flat piece of plastic or metal with three sides and one angle of 90°, used for drawing or testing angles American Equivalent: triangle … Dictionary of contemporary English
setsquare — noun (C) a flat piece of plastic or metal with three sides and one right angle, used for drawing or testing angles; triangle (4) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
square — 1 adjective 1 SHAPE having four straight equal sides and 90º angles at the corners: a square flower bed 2 ANGLE forming a 90º angle: a square corner | a square jaw | square shoulders 3 square metre/mile etc an area of measurement equal to a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
