compass

compass is a technical drawing tool or stonemasonry tool.

Also recorded as pair of compasses; drafting compass; drafting compasses; geometric compass.

Overview

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In detail

drafting instrument for drawing arcs and multiplying distances

Sources

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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Compass (drawing tool)”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q103896: compass
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