Compass (architecture)

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A compass window

In carpentry, architecture, and shipbuilding, a compass is a curved circular form.[1]

Examples

  • A compass plane is a plane that is convex, length-ways, on the underside, for smoothing the concave faces of curved woodwork.
  • A compass saw is a narrow-bladed saw that cuts a curve.
  • A compass timber is a curved (or crooked) timber, sometimes used in shipbuilding.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
  • A compass brick is a curved brick.[2]
  • A compass wall is a curved wall.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
  • A compass window is a circular bay window.[3]
  • A surveyor's compass (or circumferentor) is a measuring instrument used in surveying horizontal angles.

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  3. ↑ Sturgis, Russell. "Compass" "Sturgis' illustrated dictionary of architecture and building: an unabridged reprint of the 1901-2 edition". Mineola, N.Y.: Dover, 1989. Print.
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