Sentence examples for compass pivot from inspiring English sources
Put your compass, pivot point and pencil, as shown in the picture, with its length set at one unit (side of the first square) long.
The vertical pin supporting the compass needle can be pivoted at both ends, or an inductor element can be employed.
Draw a smaller circle by placing the pencil point on the touch point and placing the pointed pivot of the compass on the visual diameter of the large circle, then carefully scribe the smaller circle.
And new consumer segments such as Muslims, for whom brand authenticity and integrity are critical, can act as a moral compass in an industry that pivots on creative and effectiveness.
A jewel is fitted at the centre of the float to bear on an iridium-tipped pivot attached to the bowl of the compass.
When you are drawing with an old-fashioned compass, you firmly plant the sharp tip as your pivot point, and then you rotate the clamped pencil around it to create a perfect circle.
Compass, divider, and caliper are basically instruments that have two legs pivoted to each other at the top and are concerned with small-distance measurement or transfer.
Feet spread far apart, he then pivots, deploying his skinny legs like a geometry student with a compass.
The compass, probably imported in primitive form from the Orient, was gradually developed until, by the 15th century, European pilots were using an iron pin that pivoted in a round box.
