Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An instrument for measuring curved lines upon a map.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun An instrument with a revolving wheel for measuring a curved line, as on a map.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A device for measuring the length of curves, such as on a map.

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  • an instrument with a revolving wheel for measuring curved

    lines, as on a map

    March 2, 2007