Definitions for straightedge

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straightedge straight·edge

Spelling: [streyt-ej]

IPA: /ˈstreɪtˌɛdʒ/

Straightedge is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 1097 anagrams from letters in straightedge (adeegghirstt).

Definitions for straightedge

noun

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.

adjective

1. advocating abstinence from alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, and sex and sometimes advocating vegetarianism.

Origin of straightedge

First recorded in 1805-15; straight + edge

Examples for straightedge

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

It is necessary also that the straightedge be applied frequently.

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

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

This, like Postulate 1, requires the use of a straightedge for drawing the physical figure.

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