compass reading

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• compass — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ digital, magnetic VERB + COMPASS ▪ use ▪ check COMPASS + VERB ▪ show sth …   Collocations dictionary

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• reading */*/*/ — UK [ˈriːdɪŋ] / US [ˈrɪdɪŋ] noun Word forms reading : singular reading plural readings 1) a) [uncountable] the process of recognizing written or printed words and understanding their meaning My little boy is having difficulty with his reading. b)… …   English dictionary

• reading*/*/ — [ˈriːdɪŋ] noun 1) [U] the process of recognizing written or printed words and understanding their meaning My little boy is having difficulty with his reading.[/ex] 2) [singular/U] the act of reading or studying a book, newspaper, document etc I… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• prismatic compass — noun : a surveyor s hand compass provided with a triangular glass prism so adjusted that the compass can be read while taking a sight * * * a hand compass equipped with sights and prisms to permit aiming the instrument at a point and at the same… …   Useful english dictionary

• Hand compass — Parts of a hand compass A hand compass (aka hand bearing compass or sighting compass) is a term for any compact magnetic compass capable of one hand use and fitted with a sighting device to record a precise bearing or azimuth to a given target or …   Wikipedia

• Classical compass winds — The Tower of the Winds in Athens Classical compass winds refers to the naming and association of winds in Mediterranean classical antiquity (Ancient Greece and Rome) with the points of geographic direction and orientation. Ancient wind roses… …   Wikipedia