"beam compass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: beam compasses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} beam compass (plural beam compasses)
  1. A device for creating circular curves, which has a central pivot pin, and an outer curb scribing point, connected by a horizontal beam. Hypernyms: compass, pair of compasses Related terms: compass, pair of compasses, dividers, calipers Translations (Translations): ротационен пергел (rotacionen pergel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Stangenzirkel [masculine] (German), rúdkörző (Hungarian), compás radial [masculine] (Spanish), compás de barra [masculine] (Spanish)

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