straightedges
- Scope note
- Any of various tools, usually long bars or strips of wood or metal, having straight and true edges and used for drawing or cutting accurate straight lines or for testing levelness or the evenness of surfaces. For, usually shorter, instruments used primarily as guides for drawing lines, straight or curved, use "rulers (measuring tools)."
- Date of creation: 18-Nov-2024
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024