straightedge

See also: straight edge

English

Adjective

straightedge (comparative more straightedge, superlative most straightedge)

2. (informal) Living one's life opposing or eschewing the use of substances such as alcohol, tobacco, and drugs.

Noun

straightedge (plural straightedges)

2. A flat, rectangular tool used to draw, cut or check the straightness of straight lines.

Alternative forms

• straight edge

Translations

tool used to draw, cut or check the straightness of straight lines

• Arabic: مِيزَان زِئْبَقِيّ‎ m (mīzān ziʔbaqiyy)
• Bulgarian: линеал m (lineal)
• Finnish: viivain (fi)
• German: Richtscheit n, Richtlineal n
• Greek: ρίγα (el) f (ríga)
• Hungarian: vonalzó (hu), szintezővonalzó, szintezőléc (hu), felületsimaság-vizsgáló, ellenőrző vonalzó/léc
• Russian: прави́ло (ru) (pravílo)
• Swedish: rätskiva c
• Volapük: stripöm (vo)
• Welsh: llinellydd m

Further reading

• straightedge (subculture) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• straightedge (tool) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia