bevel square


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bevel square

n
(Building) a woodworker's square with an adjustable arm that can be set to mark out an angle or to check the slope of a surface
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bev′el square`


n.
a tool used by woodworkers for laying out angles and for testing the accuracy of surfaces worked to a slope.
[1605–15]
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Noun1.bevel square - a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any sizebevel square - a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size
hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands
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Translations

bevel square

nsquadra falsa or zoppa
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You'll also need a combination square, a bevel square and a protractor to do the layout work.
* Sliding bevel squares adjust to any angle and match angles being cut on the job site.