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circumferentor
[ ser-kuhm-fuh-ren-ter ]
/ sərˈkʌm fəˌrɛn tər /
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noun Surveying.
an alidade equipped with a compass and two diametrically opposed vertical arms with slits for sighting through.
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Origin of circumferentor
Words nearby circumferentor
circumcise, circumcision, circumcolumnar, circumference, circumferential, circumferentor, circumfix, circumflex, circumfluent, circumfluous, circumfuse
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How to use circumferentor in a sentence
An improvement which was no doubt introduced at a very early day is the measuring wheel or circumferentor.
The Seven Follies of Science [2nd ed.]|John Phin