Recipiangle \Re*cip"i*an`gle\ (r[-e]*s[i^]p"[i^]*[a^][ng]`g'l),
n. [L. recipere to take + angulus angle.]
An instrument with two arms that are pivoted together at one
end, and a graduated arc, -- used by military engineers for
measuring and laying off angles of fortifications.
[1913 Webster] Recipience