A geometric compass is an instrument, or a tool, used in plane geometry to draw arcs and circles. Not to be confused with the geometric and military compass invented by Galileo.
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A construction. A contruction is a geometric drawing of a figure usually made by a compass and a straightedge.
A construction. A construction is a geometric drawing of a figure usually made by a compass and/or a straightedge
The prime purpose of a compass is to construct circles.
A geometrical construction can be made with with a straight edge and a compass.
Drawing is creating a figure without tools (i.e. a ruler, a compass, etc.) Constructing is creating a figure with tools.