Recipiangle definitions

recipiangle

old instrument with two arms used for measuring angles
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Recipiangle

• (n.) An instrument with two arms that are pivoted together at one end, and a graduated arc, -- used by military engineers for measuring and laying off angles of fortifications.
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Recipiangle

Re·cip'i·an`gle (re*sĭp'ĭ*ăn`g'l) noun [ Latin recipere to take + angulus angle.] An instrument with two arms that are pivoted together at one end, and a graduated arc, -- used by military engineers for measuring and laying off angles of fortifications.
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/23

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