corner bracket
"Corner brackets" are essential components in construction and furniture making for reinforcing joints at right angles.
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Definition
B2General
(common)A right-angled support used to connect and strengthen two surfaces meeting at a corner.
Example
- We used a corner bracket to secure the shelf to the wall.
C1Typography
(specialized)One of a pair of symbols used as quotation marks in some languages.
Example
- In Japanese text, corner brackets are often used for quotations.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "corner bracket":
angle bracketright bracketleft bracketbracket clockshort cornercorner upboundary cornerlong cornerangle barhot cornerin a cornercorner casehappy corner