compass
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈkʌmpəs/
:
compás
- They used straight edge and compass, no numbers.
- ruler and compass
- set square and compass
Because in in high school geometry, all we did was play around with, you know, protractors and compasses and do constructions.
- Because in in high school geometry, all we did was play around with, you know, protractors and compasses and do constructions.
- And this front disc was made using a compass and a pencil line.
- The other nice thing is when you have more than one compass adding, what do you have parallel lines in a transversal?
- He like labels the things A&B;&C; and you know, does sort of maths Y things that you maybe do at school and and ends up proving that you can bisect an angle using Rouen compasses.
Examples
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In geometry class, he used a compass to draw an accurate arc on his worksheet.
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Be sure to include a compass rose.
Academic text (1999) -
Do you know how to use a compass?
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"No," said Clay, "there was a small compass for pictures in the original edition."
Fiction book (1992) -
And this front disc was made using a compass and a pencil line.
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Before the event, students were given instruction on map reading and the use of an orienteering compass.
Academic text (1998) -
The compass, though later associated with architects, was also used by sculptors and painters.
Academic text (2012) -
In his architectural treatise, Filarete makes it clear that the compass is necessary for design in the broadest sense.
Academic text (2012) -
Before starting the drawing, she took out her compass to create perfect circles on the paper.
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She always kept a compass in her pencil case for when she needed to illustrate her designs.
Idioms
Compounds
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3.1
A tool with a needle that points toward the Earth's magnetic north to show direction
One of the four main directions on a compass: north, east, south, or west
- Specialized
A round disc on a compass that turns so its north mark points to magnetic north
- Specialized
The direction the north end of a magnetic needle points toward on Earth
- Specialized
A hand tool with a flexible bottom for smoothing inside and outside curves in wood
- Specialized
A North American prairie plant with long leaves that point north and south and bright red flowers
- Specialized
A small tool with a long, narrow, pointed blade for cutting tight curves in wood
How Precise
- Specialized
7
4.1
- Specialized
1
6.7
29
1.0
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3.2
3
3.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Compass for a drawing tool has the same origin: from com- 'together' and passus 'step', meaning 'go around'. Think of the two legs of the tool 'walking' around a point to draw a perfect circle, which is why it is called a compass.