protractors

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plural of protractor
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A circular or semicircular tool for drawing or measuring angles
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drafting instrument used to draw or measure angles
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A muscle which extends an organ or part; opposed to retractor
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A semi-circle device used for measuring angles The edge is subdivided into degrees
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An adjustable pattern used by tailors
protractor
a circular or semicircular tool for measuring angles
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An instrument formerly used in extracting foreign or offensive matter from a wound
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- the geometric tool used to measure the size of an angle in degrees
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Some models of compasses have this feature to allow the user more flexibility in using the compass with a map Bearings can be more easily plotted with the protractor
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It is of various forms, semicircular, rectangular, or circular
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A protractor is a flat, semi-circular piece of plastic or metal which is used for measuring angles. Instrument for constructing and measuring plane angles. The simplest protractor is a semicircular disk marked in degrees from 0° to 180°. A more complex protractor, for plotting position on navigation charts, is called a three-arm protractor, or station pointer, and consists of a circular scale connected to three arms. The centre arm is fixed, while the outer two can be rotated to any desired angle relative to the centre one. A related instrument is the course protractor, which allows navigators to measure the angular distance between north and the course plotted on a navigation chart
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A mathematical instrument for laying down and measuring angles on paper, used in drawing or in plotting
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Used to determine the angle of an existing sill
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An instrument for laying down and measuring angles on paper, used in drawing and plotting (cf From Geometry to Probability Discussion)
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A tool used to measure the size of an angle in degrees (Lesson 0 2)
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{i} semi-circular instrument for plotting and measuring angles
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One who, or that which, protracts, or causes protraction