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protractor

/proh-trak-ter, pruh-/US // proʊˈtræk tər, prə- //UK // (prəˈtræktə) //

量角器,量具,半圆仪

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person or thing that protracts.
    • : an instrument having a graduated arc for plotting or measuring angles.
    • : Anatomy. a muscle that causes a part to protrude.

Examples

  • Then, if we have a protractor, we may apply it to the lines and see how many degrees of angle they contain.

  • The student should have and use a protractor, such as is furnished with this book, for the numerous exercises which are to follow.

  • Rule another line along the same edge of the board as before and with a protractor measure the angle between these lines.

  • At that point find, by means of a protractor, the angle a projection of the chord makes with the face of the beam.

  • No witness could tell more truth than the compass and protractor of Mr. Smith which were free from prejudice and partiality.