English
Noun
en-noun|sg=pair of compasses|pairs of compasses

1. A tool used to draw circles, usually consisting of two arms joined at one end in such a way that the arms can be opened and closed; one of the arms is pointed at its free end while the other holds a pencil, pencil lead or some other implement for making marks.

Synonyms
compass

Translations
trans-top|tool used to draw circles
Croatian: t-|hr|Å¡estar|m
Czech: t-|cs|kružítko|n
Dutch: t+|nl|passer|m
Esperanto: t-|eo|cirkelo|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t-|fi|harppi
French: t-|fr|compas|m
Frisian: passer#Frisian|passer g|Frisian
German: t+|de|Zirkel|m
Greek: t|el|διαβή�η�|m|sc=Grek (diavítis)
Hebrew: ����� (mekhuga) f
Hungarian: t-|hu|körz�
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Indonesian: jangka
Japanese: t-|ja|����|trkómpasu|scJpan
Polish: t+|pl|cyrkiel|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|compasso|m
Russian: �и�к�л� (tsírkul�) m
Serbian: t-|sr|Å¡estar|m
Slovene: t+|sl|Å¡estilo|n
Spanish: t-|es|compás|m
Swedish: t-|sv|passare|c
Telugu: వ�త�తల��ిని (vruttaleakhini)
Turkish: t-|tr|pergel
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See also
dividers

fr:pair of compasses

• 2007-12-21 07:38 - Tbot - added t for pl, pt, sl

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