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circumferentor

[ ser-kuhm-fuh-ren-ter ]

/ sərˈkʌm fəˌrɛn tər /

noun Surveying.

an alidade equipped with a compass and two diametrically opposed vertical arms with slits for sighting through.

Origin of circumferentor

1600–10; < Latin circumferent(ia) circumference + -or²

Words nearby circumferentor

circumduction, circumference, circumferential, circumferential fibrocartilage, circumferential lamella, circumferentor, circumfix, circumflex, circumflex artery of thigh, circumflex femoral vein, circumflex humeral artery

Example sentences from the Web for circumferentor

An improvement which was no doubt introduced at a very early day is the measuring wheel or circumferentor.

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