T square

noun

1. a T -shaped ruler, used primarily in mechanical drawing, having a short crosspiece that slides along the edge of the drawing board as a guide to the perpendicular longer section in making parallel lines, right angles, etc., and as a support for triangles.

T-square

noun

1. a T-shaped ruler used in mechanical drawing, consisting of a short crosspiece, which slides along the edge of the drawing board, and a long horizontal piece: used for drawing horizontal lines and to support set squares when drawing vertical and inclined lines

Word History and Origins

Origin of T square¹

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

Grossman added that the notion that the state would decide whether one's marriage was bad enough to dissolve doesn't square with "our feelings about and control over the arc of our lives. It would be really hard for people to even understand what that would be like now."

From Salon

The medical examiner’s “microscopic description” of Walker’s apparent heart problems in the autopsy report doesn’t square with the final ruling, Simms wrote in an affidavit filed with the lawsuit.

From Seattle Times

But that attitude doesn’t square with Gaetz’s push to put Bost out of a job.

From Slate

“Help me understand this. I just can’t square that circle, I really can’t,” the senator said to Mr. Campbell, whose influence over the administration’s Iran policy will be expanded if he’s confirmed as deputy secretary of state.

From Washington Times

The Scottish Conservatives said it was no surprise that ministers "can't square the circle" after they promised the last-minute council tax freeze.

From BBC