BOW-COMPASS
\bˈə͡ʊkˈʌmpəs], \bˈəʊkˈʌmpəs], \b_ˈəʊ_k_ˈʌ_m_p_ə_s]\
Definitions of BOW-COMPASS
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A small pair of compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil, or a pen, for drawing circles. Its legs are often connected by a bow-shaped spring, instead of by a joint.
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A pair of compasses, with a bow or arched plate riveted to one of the legs, and passing through the other.
By Oddity Software
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A small pair of compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil, or a pen, for drawing circles. Its legs are often connected by a bow-shaped spring, instead of by a joint.
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A pair of compasses, with a bow or arched plate riveted to one of the legs, and passing through the other.
By Noah Webster.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).