Assertion: contrivance | /r/CapableOf | permit object
Facets:
value: as a ship's compass
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: a contrivance, consisting of a ring or base on an axis, that permits an object, as a ship's compass, mounted in or on it to tilt freely in any direction, in effect suspending the object so that it will remain horizontal even when its support is tipped.