Swahili
bikari
bi-KA-ri
How to say it
Swahilibikaribi-KA-risoon
Englishcompasssoon
Frenchcompassoon
Meaning
a compass used for drawing circles (a drafting instrument).
Good to know
compass (for drawing circles)
Examples
- Mhandisi alitumia bikari kuchora mzunguko.The engineer used a compass to draw a circle.
- Mwanafunzi alisahau bikari yake shuleni.The student forgot his compass at school.
- Chora duara kwa bikari, si kwa mkono.Draw the circle with a compass, not by hand.
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