Definition of Protractor. Meaning of Protractor. Synonyms of Protractor

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Definition of Protractor

Protractor
Protractor Pro*tract"or, n. 1. One who, or that which, protracts, or causes protraction. 2. A mathematical instrument for laying down and measuring angles on paper, used in drawing or in plotting. It is of various forms, semicircular, rectangular, or circular. 3. (Surg.) An instrument formerly used in extracting foreign or offensive matter from a wound. 4. (Anat.) A muscle which extends an organ or part; -- opposed to retractor. 5. An adjustable pattern used by tailors. --Knight.

Meaning of Protractor from wikipedia

- arcminutes. A protractor divided in centiturns is normally called a "percentage protractor". A bevel protractor is a graduated circular protractor with one...
- commonly the set square bears the markings of a ruler and a half circle protractor. The outer edges are typically bevelled. These set squares come in two...
- incorporate a baseplate and protractor tool, and are referred to variously as "orienteering", "baseplate", "map comp****" or "protractor" designs. This type of...
- and testing 90° and 45° angles. The other common types of head are the protractor head, and the centre finder head. Combination square rules are made of...
- A French curve is a template usually made from metal, wood or plastic composed of many different curved segments. It is used in manual drafting and in...
- from a visual check when using a protractor that where the instruments displays 22.5° is actually 67.5° on the protractor. Many newer slide miters and miter...
- Rapporteur Breton), also known as a Portland course plotter or Weems protractor named after later manufacturers producing similar devices, is a navigational...
- The M. protractor pterygoidei et quadrati is a cranial muscle that pulls the streptostylic quadrate dorsorostrally in birds. Hanken, James; Hall, Brian...
- Polygon series (67), for example. [citation needed] Later he began his Protractor Series (71) of paintings, in which arcs, sometimes overlapping, within...
- written as 21′ 36″. A protractor divided in centiturns is normally called a "percentage protractor". While percentage protractors have existed since 1922...