丸(まる)のこ

まるのこ
noun
circular saw
technicaltool
1. circular saw
A power tool that cuts with a spinning toothed disc, used mainly for making straight cuts in wood and building materials. Also written 丸鋸(まるのこ) or, in tool catalogs, 丸(まる)ノコ.
丸(まる)のこで板(いた)を切(き)る。
I cut the board with a circular saw.
丸(まる)のこを使(つか)うときは、必(かなら)ず保護(ほご)メガネをかける。
Always wear safety glasses when using a circular saw.
真(ま)っすぐ切(き)りたいときは、のこぎりより丸(まる)のこのほうが早(はや)くてきれいだ。
For a straight cut, a circular saw is faster and cleaner than a handsaw.
To build the shelf, I had the wood cut with a circular saw rented at the home center.

Written several ways — 丸(まる)のこ, 丸鋸(まるのこ), and 丸(まる)ノコ — with the mixed spellings all read the same. The word covers both handheld saws and bench-mounted models.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • のこぎり: handsaw — manual, with a straight blade
  • チェーンソー: chainsaw — for felling trees and cutting logs, not straight boards