Compasses /(?)/
Com·pass·es
Compasses
n.
- 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.
Phrases & Compounds
- Bow compasses
- See Bow-compass.
- Caliber compasses
- See Calipers.
- Proportional, Triangular, etc., compasses
- See under Proportional, Triangular, etc.