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单词 beam compass
释义

beam compass


noun Drafting.

a compass having adjustable legs, set perpendicular to the paper and sliding along a horizontal bar so as to permit the drawing of large circles.

Origin of beam compass

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby beam compass

be along, beam, beam aerial, beam antenna, beam brick, beam compass, beam-ends, beam engine, beamer, beam fill, beam hole
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Example sentences from the Web for beam compass

  • The beam-compass, Fig. 208, consists of two trammel-points running on a beam which may be made of any convenient length.

    Handwork in Wood|William Noyes

British Dictionary definitions for beam compass

beam compass

noun

an instrument for drawing large circles or arcs, consisting of a horizontal beam along which two vertical legs slideAlso called: trammel
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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