Compass

Pronunciation: /ˈkʌm.pəs/ Explain

Figure 1: Compass.

A compass is a tool that can be used to: Scribe an arc or a circle; Measure a distance and copy that distance.[2]

References

1. McAdams, David E.. All Math Words Dictionary, compass. 2nd Classroom edition 20150108-4799968. pg 38. Life is a Story Problem LLC. January 8, 2015. Buy the book
2. Wentworth, G. A., and Hill, G. A.. First Steps in Geometry. pg 32. www.archive.org. Ginn & Company Publishers. 1902. Last Accessed 6/25/2018. http://www.archive.org/stream/firststepsingeom00wentrich#page/32/mode/1up/search/compass. Buy the book
3. Hill, Thomas. A Second Book in Geometry. pg 57. www.archive.org. Brewer and Tileson. 1863. Last Accessed 6/25/2018. http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924031237831#page/n62/mode/1up/search/compass. Buy the book

Cite this article as:

McAdams, David E. Compass. 3/6/2019. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. http://www.allmathwords.org/en/c/compass.html.

Image Credits

• All images and manipulatives are by David McAdams unless otherwise stated. All images by David McAdams are Copyright © Life is a Story Problem LLC and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
• Compass: International Correspondence Schools, Scranton, PA., USA, commons.wikimedia.org. This work is in the public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Drawing-a-circle-with-the-compasses.jpg.

Revision History

3/6/2019: Changed image. (McAdams, David E.)
12/21/2018: Reviewed and corrected IPA pronunication. (McAdams, David E.)
6/25/2018: Removed broken links, updated license, implemented new markup, updated GeoGebra apps. (McAdams, David E.)
1/15/2010: Added "References". (McAdams, David E.)
7/7/2008: Added vocabulary links, More Information. (McAdams, David E.)
8/18/2007: Initial version. (McAdams, David E.)