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Compasses
(gcide) | Compasses \Com"pass*es\, n., pl.
An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures,
etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches,
or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they
move.
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Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen
points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring
without adjustable points are generally called
dividers. See Dividers.
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Bow compasses. See Bow-compass.
Caliber compasses, Caliper compasses. See Calipers.
Proportional, Triangular, etc., compasses. See under
Proportional, etc.
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Bow compasses
(gcide) | Compasses \Com"pass*es\, n., pl.
An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures,
etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches,
or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they
move.
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Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen
points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring
without adjustable points are generally called
dividers. See Dividers.
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Bow compasses. See Bow-compass.
Caliber compasses, Caliper compasses. See Calipers.
Proportional, Triangular, etc., compasses. See under
Proportional, etc.
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Bow-compasses
(gcide) | Bow-compass \Bow"-com`pass\, n.; pl. Bow-compasses.
1. An arcograph.
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2. A small pair of compasses, one leg of which carries a
pencil, or a pen, for drawing circles. Its legs are often
connected by a bow-shaped spring, instead of by a joint.
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3. A pair of compasses, with a bow or arched plate riveted to
one of the legs, and passing through the other.
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Caliber compasses
(gcide) | Compasses \Com"pass*es\, n., pl.
An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures,
etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches,
or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they
move.
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Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen
points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring
without adjustable points are generally called
dividers. See Dividers.
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Bow compasses. See Bow-compass.
Caliber compasses, Caliper compasses. See Calipers.
Proportional, Triangular, etc., compasses. See under
Proportional, etc.
[1913 Webster]Caliber \Cal"i*ber\, Calibre \Cal"ibre\, n. [F. calibre, perh.
fr. L. qualibra of what pound, of what weight; hence, of what
size, applied first to a ball or bullet; cf. also Ar.
q[=a]lib model, mold. Cf. Calipers, Calivere.]
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1. (Gunnery) The diameter of the bore, as a cannon or other
firearm, or of any tube; or the weight or size of the
projectile which a firearm will carry; as, an 8 inch gun,
a 12-pounder, a 44 caliber.
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The caliber of empty tubes. --Reid.
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A battery composed of three guns of small caliber.
--Prescott.
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Note: The caliber of firearms is expressed in various ways.
Cannon are often designated by the weight of a solid
spherical shot that will fit the bore; as, a
12-pounder; pieces of ordnance that project shell or
hollow shot are designated by the diameter of their
bore; as, a 12 inch mortar or a 14 inch shell gun;
small arms are designated by hundredths of an inch
expressed decimally; as, a rifle of .44 inch caliber.
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2. The diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet
or column.
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3. Fig.: Capacity or compass of mind. --Burke.
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Caliber compasses. See Calipers.
Caliber rule, a gunner's calipers, an instrument having two
scales arranged to determine a ball's weight from its
diameter, and conversely.
A ship's caliber, the weight of her armament.
[1913 Webster]Calipers \Cal"i*pers\, n. pl. [Corrupted from caliber.]
An instrument, usually resembling a pair of dividers or
compasses with curved legs, for measuring the diameter or
thickness of bodies, as of work shaped in a lathe or planer,
timber, masts, shot, etc.; or the bore of firearms, tubes,
etc.; -- called also caliper compasses, or {caliber
compasses}.
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Caliper square, a draughtsman's or mechanic's square,
having a graduated bar and adjustable jaw or jaws.
--Knight.
Vernier calipers. See Vernier.
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caliber compasses
(gcide) | Compasses \Com"pass*es\, n., pl.
An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures,
etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches,
or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they
move.
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Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen
points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring
without adjustable points are generally called
dividers. See Dividers.
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Bow compasses. See Bow-compass.
Caliber compasses, Caliper compasses. See Calipers.
Proportional, Triangular, etc., compasses. See under
Proportional, etc.
[1913 Webster]Caliber \Cal"i*ber\, Calibre \Cal"ibre\, n. [F. calibre, perh.
fr. L. qualibra of what pound, of what weight; hence, of what
size, applied first to a ball or bullet; cf. also Ar.
q[=a]lib model, mold. Cf. Calipers, Calivere.]
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1. (Gunnery) The diameter of the bore, as a cannon or other
firearm, or of any tube; or the weight or size of the
projectile which a firearm will carry; as, an 8 inch gun,
a 12-pounder, a 44 caliber.
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The caliber of empty tubes. --Reid.
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A battery composed of three guns of small caliber.
--Prescott.
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Note: The caliber of firearms is expressed in various ways.
Cannon are often designated by the weight of a solid
spherical shot that will fit the bore; as, a
12-pounder; pieces of ordnance that project shell or
hollow shot are designated by the diameter of their
bore; as, a 12 inch mortar or a 14 inch shell gun;
small arms are designated by hundredths of an inch
expressed decimally; as, a rifle of .44 inch caliber.
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2. The diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet
or column.
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3. Fig.: Capacity or compass of mind. --Burke.
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Caliber compasses. See Calipers.
Caliber rule, a gunner's calipers, an instrument having two
scales arranged to determine a ball's weight from its
diameter, and conversely.
A ship's caliber, the weight of her armament.
[1913 Webster]Calipers \Cal"i*pers\, n. pl. [Corrupted from caliber.]
An instrument, usually resembling a pair of dividers or
compasses with curved legs, for measuring the diameter or
thickness of bodies, as of work shaped in a lathe or planer,
timber, masts, shot, etc.; or the bore of firearms, tubes,
etc.; -- called also caliper compasses, or {caliber
compasses}.
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Caliper square, a draughtsman's or mechanic's square,
having a graduated bar and adjustable jaw or jaws.
--Knight.
Vernier calipers. See Vernier.
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Caliper compasses
(gcide) | Compasses \Com"pass*es\, n., pl.
An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures,
etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches,
or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they
move.
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Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen
points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring
without adjustable points are generally called
dividers. See Dividers.
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Bow compasses. See Bow-compass.
Caliber compasses, Caliper compasses. See Calipers.
Proportional, Triangular, etc., compasses. See under
Proportional, etc.
[1913 Webster]Calipers \Cal"i*pers\, n. pl. [Corrupted from caliber.]
An instrument, usually resembling a pair of dividers or
compasses with curved legs, for measuring the diameter or
thickness of bodies, as of work shaped in a lathe or planer,
timber, masts, shot, etc.; or the bore of firearms, tubes,
etc.; -- called also caliper compasses, or {caliber
compasses}.
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Caliper square, a draughtsman's or mechanic's square,
having a graduated bar and adjustable jaw or jaws.
--Knight.
Vernier calipers. See Vernier.
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caliper compasses
(gcide) | Compasses \Com"pass*es\, n., pl.
An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures,
etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches,
or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they
move.
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Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen
points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring
without adjustable points are generally called
dividers. See Dividers.
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Bow compasses. See Bow-compass.
Caliber compasses, Caliper compasses. See Calipers.
Proportional, Triangular, etc., compasses. See under
Proportional, etc.
[1913 Webster]Calipers \Cal"i*pers\, n. pl. [Corrupted from caliber.]
An instrument, usually resembling a pair of dividers or
compasses with curved legs, for measuring the diameter or
thickness of bodies, as of work shaped in a lathe or planer,
timber, masts, shot, etc.; or the bore of firearms, tubes,
etc.; -- called also caliper compasses, or {caliber
compasses}.
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Caliper square, a draughtsman's or mechanic's square,
having a graduated bar and adjustable jaw or jaws.
--Knight.
Vernier calipers. See Vernier.
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Compasses
(gcide) | Compasses \Com"pass*es\, n., pl.
An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures,
etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches,
or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they
move.
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Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen
points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring
without adjustable points are generally called
dividers. See Dividers.
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Bow compasses. See Bow-compass.
Caliber compasses, Caliper compasses. See Calipers.
Proportional, Triangular, etc., compasses. See under
Proportional, etc.
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compasses
(gcide) | Compasses \Com"pass*es\, n., pl.
An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures,
etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches,
or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they
move.
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Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen
points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring
without adjustable points are generally called
dividers. See Dividers.
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Bow compasses. See Bow-compass.
Caliber compasses, Caliper compasses. See Calipers.
Proportional, Triangular, etc., compasses. See under
Proportional, etc.
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Elliptic compasses
(gcide) | Elliptic \El*lip"tic\, Elliptical \El*lip"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?:
cf. F. elliptique. See Ellipsis.]
1. Of or pertaining to an ellipse; having the form of an
ellipse; oblong, with rounded ends.
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The planets move in elliptic orbits. --Cheyne.
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The billiard sharp who any one catches,
His doom's extremely hard
He's made to dwell
In a dungeon cell
On a spot that's always barred.
And there he plays extravagant matches
In fitless finger-stalls
On a cloth untrue
With a twisted cue
And elliptical billiard balls!
--Gilbert and
Sullivan (The
Mikado: The
More Humane
Mikado Song)
2. Having a part omitted; as, an elliptical phrase.
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3. leaving out information essential to comprehension; so
concise as to be difficult to understand; obscure or
ambiguous; -- of speech or writing; as, an elliptical
comment.
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Elliptic chuck. See under Chuck.
Elliptic compasses, an instrument arranged for drawing
ellipses.
Elliptic function. (Math.) See Function.
Elliptic integral. (Math.) See Integral.
Elliptic polarization. See under Polarization.
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scales compasses dividers
(gcide) | Proportional \Pro*por"tion*al\, a. [L. proportionalis: cf. F.
proportionnel.]
1. Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in
suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice
are proportional. --Milton.
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2. Relating to, or securing, proportion. --Hutton.
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3. (Math.) Constituting a proportion; having the same, or a
constant, ratio; as, proportional quantities; momentum is
proportional to quantity of matter.
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Proportional logarithms, logistic logarithms. See under
Logistic.
Proportional scale, a scale on which are marked parts
proportional to the logarithms of the natural numbers; a
logarithmic scale.
Proportional scales, compasses, dividers, etc.
(Draughting), instruments used in making copies of
drawings, or drawings of objects, on an enlarged or
reduced scale.
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Triangular compasses
(gcide) | Triangular \Tri*an"gu*lar\, a. [L. triangularis: cf. F.
triangulaire.]
1. Having three angles; having the form of a triangle.
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2. (Bot.) Oblong or elongated, and having three lateral
angles; as, a triangular seed, leaf, or stem.
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Triangular compasses, compasses with three legs for taking
off the angular points of a triangle, or any three points
at the same time.
Triangular crab (Zool.), any maioid crab; -- so called
because the carapace is usually triangular.
Triangular numbers (Math.), the series of numbers formed by
the successive sums of the terms of an arithmetical
progression, of which the first term and the common
difference are 1. See Figurate numbers, under
Figurate.
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