pair of compasses

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A technical drawing instrument consisting of two hinged legs, one typically equipped with a sharp metal point for anchoring and the other with a holder for a pencil or pen, designed to inscribe circles or arcs of an adjustable radius.

Equivalents

Españolcompás

Françaiscompas

DeutschZirkel

40 more languages

العربيةبركار بيكار دَوَّارَةضابط فرجار

Azərbaycan dilipərgar

Беларускаяцыркуль

Българскипергел

Bosanskikompas šestar шестар

Catalàcompàs

Češtinakružidlo kružítko

Ελληνικάδιαβήτης

Esperantocirkelo

فارسیپرگار

Gaeilgecompás

हिन्दीपरकार

Hrvatskikompas šestar шестар

Հայերենկարկին

Bahasa Indonesiajangka

Íslenskahringfari sirkill

Italianocompasso

日本語コンパス両脚規

ქართულიფარგალი

한국어컴퍼스 콤파스

Kurdîkompas

Македонскишестар

Bahasa Melayujangka lukis

Nederlandspasser

Portuguêscompasso

Românăcompas

Русскийциркуль

Српскиkompas šestar шестар

Svenskapassare

Kiswahilibikari

ไทยกงเวียน กางเวียน วงเวียน

Tagalogaguhon kompas

Türkçepergel

Tiếng Việtcom-pa

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

pair of eyeglasses pair of forceps pair of glasses pair of goggles pair of hands pair of ladders

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