scribing block

Questions about scribing block

What is another word for scribing block?

It depends which scribing block you mean. In the sense “gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand; used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces”, the synonyms are surface gauge, surface gage. Across all 1 sense there are 2 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of scribing block?

WordNet records no antonym for scribing block. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for scribing block come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of scribing block

• Full entry for scribing blockAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for scribing blockWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
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