English Dictionary

bow compass

名詞

An arcograph. / A small pair of compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil or pen for drawing circles. Its legs are often connected by a bow-shaped spring rather than a joint.

日本語の意味

円を描くために使用される小型の定規デバイス。片方の脚に鉛筆やペンが付いており、両脚は関節ではなく弓形のスプリングで連結されている。

The carpenter used a bow compass to scribe the curved beam.

大工は曲がった梁に墨付けするためにアークグラフを使った。

意味（1）

An arcograph.

意味（2）

A small pair of compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil or pen for drawing circles. Its legs are often connected by a bow-shaped spring rather than a joint.

意味（3）

A pair of compasses with a bow or arched plate riveted to one of the legs and passing through the other.

bow compasses （ plural ）