Definition
A surveying instrument used to measure angles and bearings when mapping land or determining directions.
Etymology
From circumfer (to carry around) plus -or (agent suffix). Developed in Renaissance surveying and navigation as a specialized tool name.
Kelly Says
Surveyors in the 1600s-1700s used circumferentors the way we use GPS today—spinning them around to measure angles between landmarks and create accurate maps of uncharted territory.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ዙሪያ Ölçer
zūri-yā ōl-tʃer
ARالعربية
قياس الدائري
qiyās ad-dāʾirī
BNবাংলা
বৃত্তাকার পরিমাপক
britt-a-kar pa-ri-ma-pak
CACatalà
circumferentor
sir-kəm-fer-en-tɔr
CSČeština
obvodoměr
ob-vod-o-mer
DADansk
omfangsmåler
om-fang-s-ma-ler
DEDeutsch
Umfangsmesser
um-fang-s-mes-ser
ELΕλληνικά
μετρητής περιμέτρου
me-tre-tis pe-ri-me-trou
ESEspañol
circunferenciador
siɾ-kən-feɾ-en-θi-a-do-r
FISuomi
piirimitta
pii-ri-mit-ta
FRFrançais
circumferentor
sir-kəm-fɛʁ-ɑ̃-tɔr
HEעברית
מדיד קוטר
me-did kot-er
HIहिन्दी
परिधि मापक
pa-ri-dhi ma-pak
HUMagyar
kerületi mérés
ke-ru-leti me-rés
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengukur lingkaran
pen-gu-kur lin-kar-an
ITItaliano
circonferenzatore
tsir-kon-fer-en-tza-tore
JA日本語
円周測定器
en-shu-se-tei-ki
KKKK
жұрнақты
jyr-na-q-ty
KMKM
ចន្លោះ ម៉ាស
chan-lōh ma-as
KO한국어
원주계측기
won-ju-gye-cheok-gi
MSBahasa Melayu
pengukur lingkaran
pen-gu-kur lin-kar-an
MYမြန်မာ
အကွင်း Ölçer
a-kwin ōl-tʃer
NLNederlands
omvattende
om-vat-ten-de
NONorsk
omfangsmåler
om-fang-s-ma-ler
PLPolski
okrężnik
ok-ręż-nik
PTPortuguês
circunferenciador
siɾ-kən-feɾ-en-θi-a-do-r
RORomână
circumferentor
sir-kum-fer-en-tor
RUРусский
циркумферентор
tsir-kum-fer-en-tor
SVSvenska
omfattningsmätare
om-fat-tning-s-ma-ta-re
TAதமிழ்
வட்ட வரையறை
vatta vara-i-rai
THไทย
เครื่องวัดรอบวง
khrueang wat roap-wung
TLTL
pagsusukat ng palibot
pa-gsus-u-kat ng pa-li-bot
TRTürkçe
çevresel ölçer
tʃev-re-sel ol-tʃer
UKУкраїнська
циркумферентор
tsir-kum-fer-en-tor
VITiếng Việt
thiết bị đo chu vi
thiet bi do chu vi
ZH中文
周长计量仪
zhōu cháng jì liàng yí
ZUZU
ezimnyama
e-zi-m-ny-a-ma