straightedge
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And though the forms are simple, straightedge and mostly quadrilateral, they’re handled in ways that hint at 3D perspective.
From Washington Post • Aug. 5, 2022
A straightedge can be used to extend a line segment in any direction, and a compass can be used to draw a circle with any radius from the chosen center.
From Scientific American • Sep. 14, 2021
The black x’s eventually became a hallmark of the straightedge hardcore scene.
From The Guardian • Feb. 3, 2016
Whether practiced by straightedge punk bands crossing the country in a van or animal-rights activists gathering for a rally, the embryonic incarnation of veganism usually came with a touch of puritanical renunciation.
From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2015
The famous unsolved problems of the day were geometric: With only a straightedge and compasses, could you make a square equal in area to a given circle?
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
