What Do You Call A Compass/Divider?

[barry1010]

Not the compass you go rambling with that has north, south etc.

I'm sure it was called something else when I was at school.  

[ToraToraTora]

They are know as a pair of compasses, usually shortened to compass.

[Tilly2]

Compass/dividers and protractor in my pencil case.

[bhg481]

a pair of compasses

[Redhelen72]

The stabber!!

 

[retrocop]

I believe the two pronged instrument is called the divider and the one with the pencil lead on it is the compass used to draw arcs and circles. I used the dividers to measure N.Miles on Admiralty Charts. The measurements were taken fron the Lat/Long scale at the side of the chart with them.

[barry1010]

Thanks, all.   I have used them for both drawing circles and arc and measuring distance on a map.

I have convinced myself that we called them something else, though.  It eludes me

[Vagus]

Calliper?

[douglas9401]

No, she was the Greek muse of poetry.

[sandyRoe]

Surely that was Calliope 

[douglas9401]

🙄

[THECORBYLOON]

VAGUS, is that not a merry-go-round...?

[Countrylover]

Same as retrocop.

[barry1010]

Calliper!  That's it, thanks 🙂