Compass (architecture)

A compass window

In carpentry, architecture, and shipbuilding, a compass is a curved circular form.<ref name="Upton1997">Template:Cite book</ref>

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A compass plane is a plane that is convex, length-ways, on the underside, for smoothing the concave faces of curved woodwork.
A compass saw is a narrow-bladed saw that cuts a curve.
A compass timber is a curved (or crooked) timber, sometimes used in shipbuilding.Template:Citation needed
A compass brick is a curved brick.<ref name="Radford">Template:Cite book</ref>
A compass wall is a curved wall.Template:Citation needed
A compass window is a circular bay window.<ref>Sturgis, Russell. "Compass" "Sturgis' illustrated dictionary of architecture and building: an unabridged reprint of the 1901-2 edition". Mineola, N.Y.: Dover, 1989. Print.</ref>
A surveyor's compass (or circumferentor) is a measuring instrument used in surveying horizontal angles.