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set square

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A flat triangular piece of plastic or other material, having corners of precise angles, used in technical drawing

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 3

a try square with an adjustable sliding head

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: try square

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Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كُوس رَسْم (kūs rasm) — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • Bulgarian: триъ́гълник (triǎ́gǎlnik) — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • Catalan: escaire — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 三角板 (sānjiǎobǎn) — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • Czech: nastavit čtverec — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • Dutch: geodriehoek — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • Finnish: kolmioviivain — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • French: demi-carré — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • French: équerre — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • Galician: escuadro — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • German: Geodreieck — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • German: Geometrie-Dreieck — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • Greek: γνώμονας (gnómonas) — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • Hindi: गुनिया (guniyā) — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • Japanese: 三角定規 (sankaku jōgi) — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • Māori: tāhāngai — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • Norman: êtchèrre — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vinkelhake — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vinkelhake — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • Occitan: escaire — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • Persian: گونیا (gunyâ) — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • Polish: ekierka — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • Portuguese: esquadro — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • Russian: геодези́ческий транспорти́р (geodezíčeskij transportír) — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • Spanish: cartabón — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • Spanish: escuadra — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • Tagalog: tatsihang galod — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • Vietnamese: ê-ke — flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing
  • Catalan: escaire — right angle tool
  • Chinese Mandarin: 直角尺 (zhíjiǎochǐ) — right angle tool
  • Chinese Mandarin: 矩尺 (jǔchǐ) — right angle tool
  • Esperanto: angulilo — right angle tool
  • Finnish: suorakulma — right angle tool
  • Korean: 삼각자 (samgakja) — right angle tool
  • Māori: tāhāngai — right angle tool
  • Polish: ekierka — right angle tool
  • Russian: науго́льник (naugólʹnik) — right angle tool