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archipendulum

noun

Etymology

From archi- + pendulum.

  1. borrowed from pendulus
  2. formed as archipendulum — “archi- + pendulum”

Definitions

  1. An ancient device used to measure angles, consisting of an A-shaped device with a…

    An ancient device used to measure angles, consisting of an A-shaped device with a plumbline attached to the top vertex and a mark on the midpoint of the crossbar.

    • ETHICKS is represented in painting by a lady of a sober, grave aspect, holding the instrument archipendulum in one hand, with the other a lion bridled.
    • Alberti's equilibra, which he uses first for the levelling of water and later for the weighing of small objects, is really a makeshift archipendulum.
    • The altitude/angle of Polaris could be measured by either the cross-staff aboard a vessel at sea, or an archipendulum on shore at a stone circle megalith.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA