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Recipiangle

Re-cip′i-anˊgle

(rē̍-sĭp′ĭ-ăṉˊg’l)
,
Noun.
[L.
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.

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recipiangle

recipiangle

English

Noun

recipiangle (plural recipiangles)

  1. 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.