IN MATH: 1. n. an instrument used for measuring angles, in degrees, on a plane. EX. A protractor has two scales.

IN ENGLISH: 1. as defined above. EX. NO! a protractor is not a "tractor gone professional."

APPLICATION: See list 260.

1. When using a protractor to measure an angle, must one use the inside scale or the outside scale?

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