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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Compasses \Com"pass*es\, n., pl.
   An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures,
   etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches,
   or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they
   move.
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   Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen
         points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring
         without adjustable points are generally called
         dividers. See Dividers.
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   Bow compasses. See Bow-compass.

   Caliber compasses, Caliper compasses. See Calipers.

   Proportional, Triangular, etc., compasses. See under
      Proportional, etc.
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Calipers \Cal"i*pers\, n. pl. [Corrupted from caliber.]
   An instrument, usually resembling a pair of dividers or
   compasses with curved legs, for measuring the diameter or
   thickness of bodies, as of work shaped in a lathe or planer,
   timber, masts, shot, etc.; or the bore of firearms, tubes,
   etc.; -- called also caliper compasses, or caliber
   compasses.
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   Caliper square, a draughtsman's or mechanic's square,
      having a graduated bar and adjustable jaw or jaws.
      --Knight.

   Vernier calipers. See Vernier.
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