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['kʌmpəs] 1.1) bussola f.; mar. bussola f. magnetica, compasso m.2.* * *( noun)1) (an instrument with a magnetized needle, used to find directions: If he had carried a compass he would not have lost his way on the hills.) bussola2) ((in plural) an instrument with two movable legs, for drawing circles etc.) compasso3) (scope or range.) ambito, competenza•* * *compass /ˈkʌmpəs/n.1 bussola: mariner's compass, bussola nautica; the points of the compass, le quarte della bussola; i punti cardinali3 [u] ambito; area; portata; competenza; limite: This is beyond ( o out of) my compass, questo esula dalla mia competenza; within the compass of my knowledge, entro i limiti delle mie cognizioni● (naut.) compass adjustment, compensazione della bussola □ compass bearing, rilevamento alla bussola: to take a compass bearing, fare un rilevamento alla bussola □ (naut.) compass bowl, mortaio della bussola □ (naut.) compass bridge, ponte di comando; plancia □ (naut.) compass card, rosa dei venti; rosa della bussola □ compass compensation = compass adjustment ► sopra □ (naut.) compass corrector, (magnete) compensatore della bussola □ (naut.) compass deviation, deviazione magnetica □ (naut.) compass rose = compass card ► sopra □ (falegn.) compass saw, gattuccio □ compass window, bovindo.(to) compass /ˈkʌmpəs/v. t.1 circondare; cingere3 (leg.) complottare; tramare.* * *['kʌmpəs] 1.1) bussola f.; mar. bussola f. magnetica, compasso m.2.
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compass card — compass rose, circular card attached to the needle of a mariner s compass on which the degrees indicating direction are marked … English contemporary dictionary
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compass card — com′pass card n. naut. navig. a circular card displaying the points of the compass that rotates freely to point to magnetic north • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
compass card — noun Date: 1789 the circular card attached to the needles of a mariner s compass on which are marked the 360° of the circle and 32 equidistant points … New Collegiate Dictionary
compass card — Navig. a circular card with magnets attached to its underside, the face divided on its rim into points of the compass, degrees clockwise from north, or both, and floating or suspended from a pivot so as to rotate freely. [1870 75] * * * … Universalium
compass card — noun a circular rotating card showing the thirty two principal bearings, forming the indicator of a magnetic compass … English new terms dictionary
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