Definition of Compasses. Meaning of Compasses. Synonyms of Compasses

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Definition of Compasses

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.
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.

Meaning of Compasses from wikipedia

- particular, on maps. Comp****es can be used for mathematics, drafting, navigation and other purposes. Prior to computerization, comp****es and other tools for...
- navigational comp****es, other specialty comp****es have also been designed to accommodate specific uses. These include: The Qibla comp****, which is used...
- The Square and Comp****es (or, more correctly, a square and a set of comp****es joined) is the single most identifiable symbol of Freemasonry. Both the square...
- 1111–1117. Later comp****es were made of iron needles, magnetized by striking them with a lodestone. Magnetized needles and comp****es were first described...
- original Silva Swedish-made comp****es under the Brunton and Nexus labels in North America. In turn, Brunton-designed comp****es such as the Brunton 9020,...
- to designate the names of the prin****l winds on the comp**** rose found in mariners' comp****es and portolan charts of the 14th and 15th centuries. The...
- "No Comp****" is the seventh episode of the American thriller drama television series Yellowjackets. The episode was written by Katherine Kearns, and directed...
- Thumb comp****es are also often transparent so that an orienteer can hold a map in the hand with the comp**** and see the map through the comp****. Thumb...
- 1894 by Canadian-born geologist David W. Brunton. Unlike most modern comp****es, the Brunton Pocket Transit utilizes magnetic induction damping rather...
- classic and modern geological comp****es FPM Chinese geological comp**** Russian geological comp**** Geological comp****es are distinctive because of the...