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Definition of Dividers
1. divider [n] - See also: divider
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dividers
Literary usage of Dividers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles and Practice of Surveying by Charles Blaney Breed, George Leonard Hosmer (1908)
"Proportional dividers are substantially an ordinary pair of dividers with both
... The sliding is accomplished in some dividers by a rack.and.pinion motion. ..."
2. Elements of Surveying and Navigation: With Descriptions of the Instruments by Charles Davies (1866)
"dividers. 36. The dividers is the most simple and useful of the instruments used
... For this purpose, place the forefinger on the joint of the dividers, ..."
3. Mechanical Drawing: A Manual for Teachers and Students by Anson Kent Cross (1898)
"The compasses are changed into dividers as already explained. To set off equal
spaces on any line, hold the dividers lightly between the thumb and ..."
4. Mechanical Drawing: A Manual for Teachers and Students by Anson Kent Cross (1895)
"dividers. — The compasses are changed into dividers as already explained. To set
off equal spaces on any line, hold the dividers lightly between the thumb ..."
5. Elements of Geometry and Trigonometry by Adrien Marie Legendre (1852)
"dividers. 36. The dividers is the most simple and useful of the instruments used
... For this purpose, place the forefinger on the joint of the dividers, ..."
6. Elements of Drawing by George Frederick Blessing, Lewis Andrew Darling (1912)
"spring, controlled by a thumbscrew, to facilitate delicate adjustment. To divide,
or step off, a line or circle, manipulate the dividers with one ..."
7. Elements of Surveying: With a Description of the Instruments and the by Charles Davies (1839)
"The dividers is the most simple and useful of the instruments used for drawing.
It consists of two legs 6a, be, which may be easily turned around a joint at ..."
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