straightedge

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A straightedge can be used to extend a line segment in any direction, and a compass can be used to draw a circle with any radius from the chosen center.

From Scientific American

Check your wall surface using a straightedge to make sure it’s flat.

From Seattle Times

It is one of only three three-digit numbers that “have the property that the regular n-sided polygon can be constructed by straightedge and compass,” he said.

From Washington Post

“I stopped being straightedge at age forty-six. I’m high, right now, typing this. I feel like a rainbow.”

From Los Angeles Times

Here he shows us a plate overhead and straight on, like the plan and elevation of a building, as well as his brushes, compasses and straightedges.

From New York Times