four cardinal points
21cardinal point — noun count TECHNICAL one of the four main points on a COMPASS (=a piece of equipment that shows direction) …
22cardinal point — ► NOUN ▪ each of the four main points of the compass (north, south, east, and west) …
23Cardinal point (optics) — For other uses, see Cardinal point (disambiguation). In Gaussian optics, the cardinal points consist of three pairs of points located on the optical axis of an ideal, rotationally symmetric, focal, optical system. For ideal systems, the basic… …
24cardinal — n. & adj. n. 1 (as a title Cardinal) a leading dignitary of the RC Church, one of the college electing the Pope. 2 any small American songbird of the genus Richmondena, the males of which have scarlet plumage. 3 hist. a woman s cloak, orig. of… …
25cardinal point — noun Etymology: cardinal (I) 1. a. : one of the four principal points of the compass north, south, east, and west b. in magical ritu …
26cardinal point — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cardinal point : singular cardinal point plural cardinal points one of the four main points on a compass (= a piece of equipment that shows direction) …
27Points of the compass — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… …
28cardinal sign — noun Etymology: cardinal (I) : one of the four zodiacal signs Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn corresponding to cardinal points of the ecliptic * * * Astrol. any of the four astrological signs, Aries, Cancer, Libra, or Capricorn, that begin at …
29Four-thousand footers — In mountaineering, the four thousand footers (or 4ks ) refers to a group of mountains in New England of interest in the sport of peak bagging . Each peak is at least four thousand feet above sea level, and also meets a more technical criterion of …
30cardinal headings/directions — Headings along the four main points of a compass (north, south, east, and west) …
