straight joint

1. A joint which does not curve or depart from a straight line. 2. A name given to the junction line of flooring boards when the joints at the butting ends of the boards form a continuous line. straight-line, s. Geom.: A line which lies evenly between its extreme points; a line in which, if any two points be taken, the part intercepted between them is the shortest that can be drawn. In geometry, a straight line is regarded as of indefinite length, unle it is expre ly limited. Straight- line chuck : A peculiar chuck fitted to a rose-engine when the patterns are required to follow a straight instead of a curved direction. straight of breadth, s. Ship build.: That part of a ve el where her cro sections are vertical at the sides. Straight-out, adj . Acting openly, without concealment, obliquity, or compromise; hence unqualified; thorough-going. ( Colloq . U.S. ) Straight-out Democrats, s . pl . Hist.: A political party which arose in the United States in 1872, their distinguishing tenet being that governments should be limited to police functions. They have not risen into any considerable power. (Haydn.)