straight edges
Lines without curves
Straight edges are tools with a precisely flat surface used for checking straightness, drawing lines, or guiding cuts.
They differ from rulers in that they may lack measurement markings—their purpose is the true edge itself.
The term also pluralizes the noun use of straight edge, referring to people who abstain from alcohol, drugs, and sometimes casual sex, often associated with hardcore punk culture: The show attracted a lot of straight edges.
- straightedgeLine-drawing tool
- linesStrokes connecting two points
- clean linesUnadorned, distinct boundaries
- chordNotes sounded simultaneously
- rulerOne who governs
square · level · protractor · plumb line · polygon · perpendicular · gauge · parallel · framing square · template · alignment · standard · linear motion · tools · caliper · reference point · metalworking tools · woodworking tools
- minimalist designminimalism, simplicity, negative space, white space, uncluttered
- stonemason toolschisels, hammers, mallets, trowels, wedges
straight edgescurves
Bends in a line
arcs · curved lines · rounded edges · bends · sweeping curves
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