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circumferentor

[ ser-kuhm-fuh-ren-ter ]

noun

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of circumferentor1

1600–10; < Latin circumferent ( ia ) circumference + -or 2

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Example Sentences

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

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