1 lit. compass and set square

2 fig. established standard

3 rule

4 customs

5 practices

6 fig. upright and honest

7 well-behaved

1 to behave oneself

2 to abide by the rules

1 to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly

2 to act according to convention

1 torque

2 turning force

1 array

2 matrix (math.)

1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules

1 to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly

2 to act according to convention

1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules

1 without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules

1 compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard

2 norms

3 criteria