💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Reflecting circle"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| circlenoun | (geometry) A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center). |
| circumferentornoun | (surveying) An instrument used to measure horizontal angles, consisting of a brass circle and an index, all of one piece. |
| reflectornoun | Something which reflects heat, light or sound, especially something having a reflecting surface. |
| azimuth circlenoun | Instrument for measuring azimuths. It is a graduated circle on a sight, gun carriage, searchlight, etc. |
| cyclometernoun | (cycling) A device that counts the revolutions of a bicycle wheel in order to indicate distance travelled. |
| mural circlenoun | A large circle marked with degrees, etc., fixed to a wall, for measuring arcs of the meridian. |
| armillary spherenoun | An instrument consisting of graduated metal circles used to represent the motions of celestial bodies around the earth. |
| hour circlenoun | (astronomy) The great circle through an object whose location is to be determined and the two celestial poles. |
| spherographnoun | An instrument for facilitating the practical use of spherics in navigation and astronomy, constructed of two cardboards containing various circles, turning upon each other in such a manner that any possible spherical triangle may be readily found, and the measures of the parts read off. |
| declination circlenoun | (astronomy) The circle that consists of all points of a given declination (angle between equatorial plane and a line connecting a specified point with the center of the earth) with radius equal to the distance of the specified point to the center of the earth. |
| eclipticnoun | (astronomy) The great circle on the celestial sphere that is the mean apparent path of the sun as viewed from the earth. |
| heliotropenoun | (specifically) A plant of the genus Heliotropium, especially the common heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens) which has clusters of purple flowers with a strong fragrance. |
| parabolic reflectornoun | A reflector with a curved reflecting surface that forms part of a paraboloid (as opposed to, for example, a sphere) |
| center squarenoun | A tool used to find the center of a circle, consisting of two perpendicular straight-edges, both placed tangent to the circular piece, and a third straight-edge which bisects the angle between the other two. |
| cyclometrynoun | (archaic, geometry) The measurement of circles, including calculating circumference, arcs, angles etc. |
| ringnoun | (physical) A solid object in the shape of a circle. |
| spherical mirrornoun | A curved mirror with a reflecting surface that forms part of a sphere (as opposed to, for example, a paraboloid) |
| equatorialnoun | (astronomy) A kind of telescope mounted so as to have two axes of motion at right angles to each other, one of them parallel to the axis of the Earth, and each carrying a graduated circle, one for measuring declination, and the other right ascension, or the hour angle, so that the telescope may be directed, even in the daytime, to any star or other object whose right ascension and declination are known. |
| demicirclenoun | A semicircle. |
| quadrature of the circlenoun | (geometry) The problem, proposed by ancient Greek geometers, of using a finite ruler-and-compass construction to make a square with the same area as a given circle. |
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