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#1 2012-05-18 03:05:12
- Ummarah
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geometry
what is the meaning of protractor ? why we call it protractor? what is tha reason behind its name?
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#2 2012-05-18 03:11:05
- Bob
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Re: geometry
hi Ummarah
Welcome to the forum!
Well I didn't know this so I looked it up on Dictionary.com
They say it's from the word 'protract', one meaning being "to plot and draw".
So now I suppose you'll be wanting to know where the word "protract" comes from ....... ad infinitum.
Well, that's very mathematical isn't it. 
Bob
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