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circumferentor
circumferentor (səˈkʌmfərɛntə(r)) Also 7 -er. [f. circumferent + -or, -er of the agent.] 1. Surveying. An instrument consisting of a flat brass bar with sights at the ends and a circular brass box in the middle, containing a magnetic needle, which plays over a graduated circle; the whole being suppo... Oxford English Dictionary
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Circumferentor
A circumferentor, or surveyor's compass, is an instrument used in surveying to measure horizontal angles. Additional considerations include the number of times the circumferentor must be set up and aligned. wikipedia.org
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circumferencer
† cirˈcumferencer Obs. = circumferentor 1.1672 Petty Pol. Anat. 375 The admeasurement of land..with a circumferencer. Oxford English Dictionary
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circumventor
circumventor, -er (sɜːkəmˈvɛntə(r)) [a. L. circumventor one who circumvents, or f. circumvent + -er. Cf. inventor, preventer.] 1. One who circumvents.c 1540 in Burnett Records iii. xvi, Attainder of T. Cromwell (R.), The most false and corrupt traitour, deceiver, and circumventor against your most r... Oxford English Dictionary
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Compass (architecture)
A surveyor's compass (or circumferentor) is a measuring instrument used in surveying horizontal angles. References Woodworking wikipedia.org
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John Grundy Sr.
Surveying Grundy used a number of devices to enable him to carry out surveys, including a theodolite, a circumferentor, Beighton's improved plane table wikipedia.org
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planchette
planchette (plænˈʃɛt, plɑ̃ʃɛt) [a. F. planchette small board, dim. of planche plank.] 1. ‘A small plank or board’ (Simmonds Dict. Trade 1858). 2. An instrument, invented about 1855, used in the investigation of automatism and other psychical phenomena, consisting of a small board, generally heart-sh... Oxford English Dictionary
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Graphometer
In effect the device is a half-circumferentor. Further uses of the graphometer are the same as those of the circumferentor. References Ralf Kern: Wissenschaftliche Instrumente in ihrer Zeit. wikipedia.org
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geodetical
geodetical, a. (dʒiːəʊˈdɛtɪkəl) Also 7 geodeticall, 7–8 geodaetical. [f. as geodetic + -al1.] 1. † a. Of or pertaining to land-measuring or surveying (obs.). b. Of or pertaining to geodesy.1610 W. Folkingham Art of Survey ii. iv. 53 The second is retriued with Plaine-Table, Theodelite, Sector, Circu... Oxford English Dictionary
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measuring
▪ I. measuring, vbl. n. (ˈmɛʒ(j)ʊərɪŋ) [f. measure v. + -ing1.] 1. The action of the vb. measure; the process of taking measurements; measurement, mensuration.1340 Hampole Pr. Consc. 7692 Bot swa sutelle and wise may na man be, Þat þat mesuryng knawes swa wele als he. 1461 in 10th Rep. Hist. MSS. Co... Oxford English Dictionary
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Marching line
History See also Azimuth Beam compass Circumferentor, or surveyor's compass Coordinate system Fluxgate compass Gyrocompass Inertial navigation wikipedia.org
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Label (disambiguation)
with pendants which, from the saddle, crossed the horse's chest Label, an older term for a long thin device, in particular, a ruler as on an astrolabe, circumferentor wikipedia.org
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theodolite
theodolite (θiːˈɒdəlaɪt) Forms: 6–7 theodelitus, 7 theodelite, -dolit, -dilit, 8 -dolet, 7– theodolite. [Origin unknown: see Note below.] A portable surveying instrument, originally for measuring horizontal angles, and consisting essentially of a planisphere or horizontal graduated circular plate, w... Oxford English Dictionary
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Charles Tyers
His equipment included a theodolite, for astronomical work a sextant, a compass and circumferentor and two sets of surveying chains. wikipedia.org
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Jacob's staff
Jacob's staff [In sense 1, from St. James (Jacobus), whose symbols in religious art are a pilgrim's staff and a scallop shell. In the other senses the name is app. more or less fanciful.] † 1. A pilgrim's staff. Obs. Sometimes perhaps with a reference to Gen. xxxii. 10.a 1548 Hall Chron., Hen. VIII,... Oxford English Dictionary
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