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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
astrolabe, azimuth circle, azimuth compass, bevel, bevel protractor, bevel square, clinometer, goniometer, graphometer, pantometer, quadrant, radiogoniometer, sextant, theodolite, transit, transit circle, transit instrument, transit theodolite
Dictionary Results for protractor:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
protractor
    n 1: drafting instrument used to draw or measure angles

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Protractor \Pro*tract"or\, n.
   1. One who, or that which, protracts, or causes protraction.
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   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.
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   3. (Surg.) An instrument formerly used in extracting foreign
      or offensive matter from a wound.
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   4. (Anat.) A muscle which extends an organ or part; --
      opposed to retractor.
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   5. An adjustable pattern used by tailors. --Knight.
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