(in compass directions)
11Compass — This article is about the direction finding instrument used in navigation. For other uses, see Compass (disambiguation). A simple dry magnetic pocket compass …
12Boxing the compass — Compass point redirects here. For other uses, see Compass Point (disambiguation). ENE redirects here. For the energy company with the former NYSE ticker symbol ENE, see Enron. A 32 point compass rose Boxing the compass is the action of naming all …
13compass — compassable, adj. compassless, adj. /kum peuhs/, n. 1. an instrument for determining directions, as by means of a freely rotating magnetized needle that indicates magnetic north. 2. the enclosing line or limits of any area; perimeter: You can… …
14compass — com|pass [ˈkʌmpəs] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: compas measure, circle, compass , from compasser to measure , from Vulgar Latin compassare to measure by walking , from Latin com ( COM ) + passus ( PACE1)] 1.) an instrument that shows …
15compass — n. & v. n. 1 (in full magnetic compass) an instrument showing the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it. 2 (usu. in pl.) an instrument for taking measurements and describing circles, with two arms connected at one end by a movable… …
16compass — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French cumpasser to measure, from Vulgar Latin *compassare to pace off, from Latin com + passus pace Date: 14th century 1. to devise or contrive often with craft or skill ; plot <… …
17compass — com•pass [[t]ˈkʌm pəs[/t]] n. 1) geo an instrument for determining directions, as by means of a freely rotating magnetized needle that indicates magnetic north 2) sur Often, compasses. an instrument for drawing or describing circles, measuring… …
18compass — 1. noun /ˈkʌm.pəs/ a) A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north). In going up the Missisippi [sic], we meet with nothing remarkable before we come to the Detour aux Anglois, the… …
19compass point — noun Any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass. There may be 4, 8, 16 or 32 compass points on a compass, depending on its size and accuracy. Syn: point of the compass …
20compass — [[t]kʌ̱mpəs[/t]] compasses 1) N COUNT A compass is an instrument that you use for finding directions. It has a dial and a magnetic needle that always points to the north. We had to rely on a compass and a lot of luck to get here. 2) N PLURAL:… …
