squared

Thân thiện

The carpenter squared the wooden board before assembly.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having been made square: Describes an object or surface that has been shaped, adjusted, or constructed to have right angles (90-degree angles) and equal sides, conforming to the geometric properties of a square.
   • Marked with squares: Describes a surface divided into a pattern of squares, like graph paper or a checkerboard.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The carpenter ensured the wooden frame was perfectly squared before assembling it.
  • For the tiling to look correct, all the corners must be squared.
  • The design was drawn on squared paper to make the scale easier to follow.

Advanced Usage

• "Squared away": (Phrasal verb, informal) To be neatly arranged, organized, or settled.
  • Don't worry about the logistics; everything is squared away for the event.
• In mathematics, "squared" is commonly used as the past participle of the verb "to square," meaning to multiply a number by itself (e.g., 3 squared is 9). However, this is a distinct verbal usage from the primary adjectival definition provided.

Variants and Related Words

• Square (adjective, noun, verb): The root word. As a verb, it means to make something square or to multiply a number by itself.
• Squarely (adverb): Directly, fairly, or in a straightforward manner.
  • He looked squarely at the problem.

Synonyms

• Right-angled: Having an angle of 90 degrees.
• Perpendicular: Meeting at a right angle.
• Checked: Marked with a pattern of squares (for the patterned meaning).

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Square off: To prepare to fight, argue, or compete.
  • The two teams squared off in the championship match.
• Square up: To settle a debt or bill; also, to face someone directly in a confrontation.
  • Let me square up with you for dinner.

Related Idioms

• A square deal: A fair and honest transaction or agreement.
  • The company offered him a square deal on the contract.
• Back to square one: Forced to start over from the beginning.
  • When the experiment failed, we were back to square one.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having been made square