Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A simple instrument for measuring and indicating angles, sometimes used as a substitute for the theodolite.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An instrument for measuring angles, in surveying, etc. It resembles a protractor, but has an alidade, sights, and a compass.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
semicircle . - noun An
instrument for measuringangles insurveying etc., resembling aprotractor with analidade ,sights , andcompass .
Etymologies
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demi- + circle. Compare French demi-cercle.
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