circumferentor

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noun

An instrument used to measure horizontal angles, consisting of a brass circle and an index, all of one piece.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

nouncircumferentor (plural circumferentors)

plural circumferentors

  1. geographyAn instrument used to measure horizontal angles, consisting of a brass circle and an index, all of one piece.
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APA

circumferentor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumferentor

MLA

“circumferentor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumferentor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circumferentor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumferentor.

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