straightedge

How To Use straightedge In A Sentence

•  Hemmed in by its straightedge boundaries, shining moons and planets of dust would swirl and turn, or glide in, through, and out of the beam's dimensions like miniature ships. I didn't know Nostradamus played in McNamara's band (Novel - excerpt)
• Using the edge of your workbench as a straightedge for the square, draw a set of nice black lines across the mounting marks, so you have a good visual reference.
• They would be impressed if you could trisect an angle using only a compass and straightedge. The Volokh Conspiracy » Good Tips in Case You Find Yourself Being the Person Who Makes First Contact with Intelligent Extraterrestrials
• The architectural moldings divide the wall into rectangular fields and cusped trefoils, rigorously inscribed by straightedge and compass.
• It is wonderfully satisfying to make these pictures by hand, patiently, with pencil and paper, compass and straightedge.
• A number of ancient problems concerning Compass and straightedge constructions were finally solved using Galois theory.
• Other architects did this, but typically relied on careful measurements, a compass and a straightedge to create a precise template for the stonemasons. The Frugal Genius
• The heptagon seven sides, for example, cannot be constructed with a compass and straightedge. HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID
• To cut acrylic by snapping, first lay out your cut line on the protective sheet, then hold or clamp a straightedge against the line.
• Plan your cuts so that the direction of the wood grain parallels the long edges and clamp a straightedge to the plywood to guide your cuts.