Meanings
nounsteel square (plural steel squares)
plural steel squares
- A tool used to measure out right angles.
Synonyms: carpenter's square, framing square
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tool used to measure out right angles.
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Translations
Japanese 指矩, 曲尺
- 指矩 (sashigane)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
Polish węgielnica, ekier
- węgielnicatool used to measure out right angles
- ekiertool used to measure out right angles
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APA
steel square. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steel%20square
MLA
“steel square.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steel%20square. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “steel square,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steel%20square.
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