compass direction
61compass — [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… …
62compass — n 1. needle, magnetic needle, direction finder, radio direction finder, RDF, guide, loran, shoran, Aeronaut. earth inductor. 2. perimeter, periphery, border, edge, rim, fringe; circumference, ambit, margin, frame, outline, confine, confines;… …
63direction — di•rec•tion [[t]dɪˈrɛk ʃən, ˈdaɪ [/t]] n. 1) an act or 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 3) the point or region itself: The direction …
64direction finder — noun radio; determines the direction of incoming radio waves • Hypernyms: ↑receiver, ↑receiving system • Hyponyms: ↑goniometer, ↑radio compass …
65compass plant — noun Date: 1848 a yellow flowered composite plant (Silphium laciniatum) that has large pinnatifid leaves in which the leaf edges typically align in a northerly and southerly direction and that occurs especially in prairies and along roadsides of… …
66compass rose — noun Date: circa 1891 a circle graduated to degrees or quarters and printed on a chart to show direction …
67compass rose — A symbol typically found on maps; it indicates the direction of north, as well perhaps of others. Also see radial and template …
68direction — n. 1. Aim. 2. Tendency, line of motion. 3. Course, bearing, point of compass. 4. Management, oversight, superintendence, government, control, conduct. 5. Guidance, lead. 6. Order, command, prescription. 7. Address, superscription …
69compass rose — /kʌmpəs ˈroʊz/ (say kumpuhs rohz) noun the pattern on a map which functions to show the direction of true north and perhaps magnetic north and which is sometimes elaborated into a complicated and artistic design …
70compass — Noun: An instrument for showing direction, particularly an instrument with a magnetic needle which swings freely and points to the north. Verb: To accomplish; to plot, scheme, or contrive harm to another …
