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Caliber compasses Compasses Com"pass*es, n., pl.
An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures,
etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches,
or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they
move.
Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen
points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring
without adjustable points are generally called
dividers. See Dividers.
Bow compasses. See Bow-compass.
Caliber compasses, Caliper compasses. See Calipers.
Proportional, Triangular, etc., compasses. See under
Proportional, etc.
Subcaliber Subcaliber Sub*cal"i*ber, a.
Smaller than the caliber of a firearm. [Written also
subcalibre.]
Subcaliber projectile, a projectile having a smaller
diameter than the caliber of the arm from which it is
fired, and to which it is fitted by means of a sabot.
--Knight.
Subcaliber projectile Subcaliber Sub*cal"i*ber, a.
Smaller than the caliber of a firearm. [Written also
subcalibre.]
Subcaliber projectile, a projectile having a smaller
diameter than the caliber of the arm from which it is
fired, and to which it is fitted by means of a sabot.
--Knight.