English Explanatory Dictionary

archipendulum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

archipendulum archipendulums archipendula

Etymology

From archi- + pendulum.

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