Usually means: Adjusting compass to find length.
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▸ noun:  (geometry) A line segment of prescribed length, fitted between two given curves, part of a line that passes through a given point.

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verging, line, line segment, secant, ineunt, chord, curve, Lyne, directrix, straight line, more...

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Neusis construction, more...

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verging, line, line segment, secant, ineunt, chord, curve, Lyne, directrix, straight line, more...

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