compass direction
51direction — directionless, adj. /di rek sheuhn, duy /, n. 1. the act or an instance of directing. 2. the line along which anything lies, faces, moves, etc., with reference to the point or region toward which it is directed: The storm moved in a northerly… …
52Direction (geometry) — The shape of each panel of this road sign, and the broken lines at the ends, represents an arrow; a space consuming central bar of the arrow sign is dispensed with. Direction is the information contained in the relative position of one point with …
53direction — Synonyms and related words: Zeitgeist, action, actuation, address, administering, administration, admonition, advice, advising, advocacy, agency, angle, animation, arrow, avenue, bearing, billhead, blaze, briefing, catechization, caution, caveat …
54direction — The place or point toward which the aircraft is moving or facing. Direction may be expressed as true, magnetic, or compass headings or paths. Various terms used to describe direction are azimuth, bearing, course, heading, and track. Azimuth and… …
55compass error — noun The combination of variation and deviation which is the horizontal angle between the direction indicated by a magnetic compass and true north …
56compass — [13] The notion underlying compass is of ‘measuring out with paces’. It originated as a verb, Vulgar Latin *compassāre ‘pace out’, a compound formed from the Latin intensive prefix com and passus (source of English pace). This passed into Old… …
57compass error — incorrect instruction regarding the exact direction of the magnetic north caused by a malfunction of the compass …
58compass north — The uncorrected direction indicated by the north seeking end of the compass needle …
59compass — noun 1》 an instrument containing a magnetized pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it. 2》 (also compasses) an instrument for drawing circles and arcs and measuring distances between points, consisting of two arms… …
60compass card — /ˈkʌmpəs kad/ (say kumpuhs kahd) noun a circular card attached to the needle of a mariner s compass, on which the degrees or points indicating direction are marked …
