"T-square" meaning in All languages combined

See T-square on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: T-squares [plural]
Etymology: From its shape, resembling a capital letter T. Head templates: {{en-noun}} T-square (plural T-squares)
  1. A rule with a short perpendicular crosspiece at one end, used by draughtsmen to draw parallel lines. Categories (topical): Measuring instruments, Tools Translations (rule with a short perpendicular crosspiece at one end): 丁字尺 (dīngzìchǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), T字尺 (T-zìchǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), T-viivain (Finnish), règle en T [feminine] (French), Reißschiene [feminine] (German), ταυ (taf) [neuter] (Greek), παραλληλογράφος (parallilográfos) [masculine] (Greek), ταφ (taf) [neuter] (Greek), fejes vonalzó (Hungarian), crosbhacart [masculine] (Irish), T定規 (tī-jōgi) (Japanese), T자 (tija) (Korean), przykładnica [feminine] (Polish), régua-tê [feminine] (Portuguese), рейсши́на (rejsšína) [feminine] (Russian), науго́льник (naugólʹnik) [masculine] (Russian), paripang galod (Tagalog), däsinastripöm (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-T-square-en-noun-0zMk~lza Disambiguation of Measuring instruments: 49 51 Disambiguation of Tools: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'rule with a short perpendicular crosspiece at one end': 93 7
  2. A sex position whereby the receiving partner lies on the back with knees up and legs apart while the penetrating partner lies on either side perpendicular to the receiver, with the penetrating partner's hips under the arch formed by receiver's legs. Categories (topical): Measuring instruments, Sex positions, Tools
    Sense id: en-T-square-en-noun-kmbhI10r Disambiguation of Measuring instruments: 49 51 Disambiguation of Sex positions: 16 84 Disambiguation of Tools: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Volapük translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 22 78

Inflected forms

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