semicircumferentor

semicircumferentor
\\“+\ noun
Etymology: semi- + circumferentor
: a surveyor's instrument used for setting out land or buildings to any angle and in preliminary survey work generally and made up of a horizontal graduated semicircle that surrounds a compass and is attached to a base with fixed vertical sights at each end and of a movable arm with vertical sights at each end that pivots on the center of the base

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • semicircumferentor — semi·circumferentor …   English syllables

  • surveyor's compass — noun or surveyor s dial : an instrument used in surveying for measuring horizontal angles compare circumferentor 1, semicircumferentor * * * an instrument used by surveyors for measuring azimuths. Also called surveyor s dial. * * * surveyor s… …   Useful english dictionary

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