drafting compass
Geometry tool, pivoting
A drafting compass is a hinged instrument for drawing circles and arcs, with one leg ending in a sharp point that anchors to the paper and another holding a pencil or pen that sweeps around it.
Used in technical drawing, geometry, and design work: She used a drafting compass to construct the perfect circle.
- circleCurved closed shape
- pencilGraphite writing instrument
- mechanical pencilRetractable lead writing device
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
- geometry setMathematical drawing instruments
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- measuring toolstape measure, ruler, yardstick, tablespoon, teaspoon
- drafting toolsT-square, protractor, triangle, ruler, dividers
- stationerypen, pencil, paper, notebook, envelope
- surveying equipmenttheodolite, theodolites, transit, transits, tripod
drafting compassfreehand drawing
Art made without guides
finger painting · paintbrush · airbrush · spray paint · chalk
drafting compassstraightedge
Line-drawing tool
ruler · T-square · triangle · set square · French curve
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North-seeking navigation instrument
mariner's compass · compass rose · sextant · astrolabe · GPS
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