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• Compass (drafting) — This article is about the drafting instrument. For other uses, see Compass (disambiguation). A beam compass and a regular compass …   Wikipedia

• Beam compass — A beam compass is a compass with a beam and sliding sockets or cursors for drawing and dividing circles larger than those made by a regular pair of compasses.[1] The instrument can be as a whole, or made on the spot with individual sockets… …   Wikipedia

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• Map — /map/, n. Walter, c1140 1209?, Welsh ecclesiastic, poet, and satirist. Also, Mapes /mayps, may peez/. * * * I Graphic representation, drawn to scale and usually on a flat surface, of features usually geographic, geologic, or geopolitical of an… …   Universalium

• MAP — See modified American plan. * * * I Graphic representation, drawn to scale and usually on a flat surface, of features usually geographic, geologic, or geopolitical of an area of the Earth or of any celestial body. Globes are maps represented on… …   Universalium

• divider — /di vuy deuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that divides. 2. dividers, a pair of compasses, as used for dividing lines, measuring, etc. 3. a partition between two areas or dividing one area into two, as a piece of cardboard in a box or a bookcase… …   Universalium

• hand tool — any tool or implement designed for manual operation. * * * Introduction  any of the implements used by craftsmen in manual operations, such as chopping, chiseling, sawing, filing, or forging. Complementary tools, often needed as auxiliaries to… …   Universalium

• Trammel points — are a device that is commonly used to scribe a circle. Their relatively small size makes them easy to store or transport. Another advantage is that they are simple to use. They consist of two separate metal pieces (approx. 2.5 X 5 X 1/2 ) that… …   Wikipedia

• Trammel (engineers) — An engineer s trammel is a device similar in shape to a plumb bob. It is used a compass pivot when scribing circles and ellipses. A trammel is often used by metalworkers and carpenters when marking out radii on a work piece from a blueprint when… …   Wikipedia

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