proportional compasses

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Scope note
Drafting tools used to maintain scale ratio when transferring proportions of plans or objects to another surface. These have two arms connected with an adjustable pivot point that determines if the scaling factor is larger, smaller, or the same size when transferring.
proportional compasses
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024