Beam compass
a comp-ss having adjustable legs, set perpendicular to the paper and sliding along a horizontal bar so as to permit the drawing of large circles.
noun
an instrument for drawing large circles or arcs, consisting of a horizontal beam along which two vertical legs slide also called trammel
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