At 08:53 PM 12/6/04 -0500, Tamara P. Duvall wrote:

> In my geometry 
>classes, the angle on the "thingie" (what's the English for the device 
>with a 180 degree arch, and a ruler at the bottom? It's not "compass", 
>but I can't recall the right term) 

It's a protractor -- and modern ones are printed on clear plastic, so you
can put the line right on the paper you are measuring -- much less parallax
that way.

-- 
Joy Beeson

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