drafting instrument
- noun
- Specialized
:
instrumento de dibujo
- Before starting his project, he made sure to gather all the necessary drafting instruments for accurate measurements.
Examples
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Amazing, because back then they did all the engineering with slide rules and drafting instruments—no computers!
Blog text (34) -
I have an extensive collection of drafting instruments too.
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To further ensure that all relevant areas of investigation were included, three practitioners with specialized practice experience in older adult alcohol issues were requested to review the draft instrument and suggest revisions.
Academic text (2002) -
The architect used a drafting instrument to create the blueprints for the new building.
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In art class, we learned how to use a drafting instrument to draw precise geometric shapes.
Synonyms
∞
1.1
A thing you hold to do a job, like a hammer
How Precise
- Specialized
7
4.1
- Specialized
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6.7
29
1.0
9
3.2
3
3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is a straightforward composition: 'drafting' names the activity of producing technical plans and 'instrument' means a tool, so the combined meaning is a tool used for drafting. This follows the common 'tool-for-X' pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The compound noun drafting instrument comes from old workshops where someone making building plans used careful tools like a compass and a T-square to draw exact lines. Drafting meant 'to draw a plan' and instrument meant 'tool', so the phrase now means 'a tool used for precise technical drawings'.