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noun Drafting.
a compass having adjustable legs, set perpendicular to the paper and sliding along a horizontal bar so as to permit the drawing of large circles.
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Origin of beam compass
First recorded in 1775–85
Words nearby beam compass
be along, beam, beam aerial, beam antenna, beam brick, beam compass, beam-ends, beam engine, beamer, beam fill, beam hole
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British Dictionary definitions for beam compass
beam compass
noun
an instrument for drawing large circles or arcs, consisting of a horizontal beam along which two vertical legs slideAlso called: trammel
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