carpenter's square

noun

A tool used to measure out right angles.

Similar
steel square
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Meanings

nouncarpenter's square (plural carpenter's squares)

plural carpenter's squares · alternative carpentry square

  1. A tool used to measure out right angles.

    Synonyms: steel square

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tool used to measure out right angles.

Similar
steel square
Also see
carpentry squaresteel square

Translations

Ancient Greek ἀλφάδιον
  • ἀλφάδιον (alphádion)tool used to measure out right angles
Chinese Mandarin 曲尺
  • 曲尺 (qūchǐ)tool used to measure out right angles
Danish tømrervinkel, vinkelhage
  • tømrervinkeltool used to measure out right angles
  • vinkelhagetool used to measure out right angles
Dutch winkelhaak
  • winkelhaaktool used to measure out right angles
Esperanto ortilo
  • ortilotool used to measure out right angles
Finnish suorakulma
  • suorakulmatool used to measure out right angles
German Winkeleisen, Zimmererwinkel
  • Winkeleisentool used to measure out right angles
  • Zimmererwinkeltool used to measure out right angles
  • Zimmermannswinkeltool used to measure out right angles
Icelandic hornvinkill
  • hornvinkilltool used to measure out right angles
Irish bacart
  • bacarttool used to measure out right angles
Japanese 指矩, 曲尺
  • 指矩 (sasigane)tool used to measure out right angles
  • 曲尺 (kanejaku)tool used to measure out right angles
Korean 곱자, 곡척
  • 곱자 (gopja)tool used to measure out right angles
  • 곡척 (gokcheok)tool used to measure out right angles
Latin nōrma
  • nōrmatool used to measure out right angles
Persian گونیا, کوس
  • گونیا (gūniyā)tool used to measure out right angles
  • کوس (classic)tool used to measure out right angles
Polish węgielnica, ekier
  • węgielnicatool used to measure out right angles
  • ekiertool used to measure out right angles
Portuguese esquadro
  • esquadrotool used to measure out right angles
Russian уго́льник
  • уго́льник (ugólʹnik)tool used to measure out right angles
Swedish vinkelhake
  • vinkelhaketool used to measure out right angles
Thai ฉาก
  • ฉาก (chàak)tool used to measure out right angles
Cite this entry
APA

carpenter's square. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpenter's%20square

MLA

“carpenter's square.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpenter's%20square. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carpenter's square,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpenter's%20square.

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