"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 Wikipedia link: en:beam compass Categories (topical): Tools Hypernyms: compass, pair of compasses Related terms: compass, pair of compasses, dividers, calipers
    Sense id: en-beam_compass-en-noun-qiIsylkC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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