pair of compasses
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pair of compasses
noun pairs of compasses
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A technical drawing instrument consisting of two hinged legs, one typically equipped with a sharp metal point for anchoring and the other with a holder for a pencil or pen, designed to inscribe circles or arcs of an adjustable radius.
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noun tool used to draw circles
| Español | compás |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 컴퍼스 keompeoseu |
| 日本語 | コンパス konpasu |
| 中文 | 圓規 /圆规 yuánguī |
| हिन्दी | परकार parkār |
| Kiswahili | bikari |
| Português | compasso |
| Français | compas |
| Deutsch | Zirkel |
| Italiano | compasso |
| Ελληνικά | διαβήτης diavítis |
| Română | compas |
| Русский | ци́ркуль církulʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | com-pa |
| العربية | فِرْجَار firjār, بِرْكَار birkār, دَوَّارَة dawwāra, بِيكَار bīkār |
| עברית | מחוגה mekhuga |
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title = {pair of compasses},
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