Compasses
['kʌmpəsis]
Definition
(n.) 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.
Typist: Nelda
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. pl. Dividers.
Checker: Valerie
Examples
- Compasses are sometimes carried on masts in iron vessels as a means of removing them from the disturbing influence of the iron of the hull. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Bradstreet had spread an ordnance map of the county out upon the seat and was busy with his compasses drawing a circle with Eyford for its centre. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Checker: Valerie