circumferentor

Example:The circumferentor was an essential tool for navigation on long sea voyages.

Definition:The process of determining one's position or guiding them to a destination, often done using instruments or maps.

Example:Surveyors used circumferentors to accurately measure the boundaries of land plots.

Definition:The process of determining the precise positions of points in space, usually on land, by means of direct measurement or by calculation from other previously obtained data.

Example:With the help of a circumferentor, they calculated the diameter of the cylinder.

Definition:A straight line passing from side to side through the center of a body or figure etc., especially through the center of a circle or sphere, or a circular or spherical body.