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• Compass — This article is about the direction finding instrument used in navigation. For other uses, see Compass (disambiguation). A simple dry magnetic pocket compass …   Wikipedia

• Compass and straightedge constructions — Creating a regular hexagon with a ruler and compass Construction of a regular pentagon Compass and straightedge or ruler and compass construction is the construction of lengths, angl …   Wikipedia

• Compass (drafting) — This article is about the drafting instrument. For other uses, see Compass (disambiguation). A beam compass and a regular compass …   Wikipedia

• compass — compassable, adj. compassless, adj. /kum peuhs/, n. 1. an instrument for determining directions, as by means of a freely rotating magnetized needle that indicates magnetic north. 2. the enclosing line or limits of any area; perimeter: You can… …   Universalium

• compass — com|pass [ˈkʌmpəs] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: compas measure, circle, compass , from compasser to measure , from Vulgar Latin compassare to measure by walking , from Latin com ( COM ) + passus ( PACE1)] 1.) an instrument that shows …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• compass — Synonyms and related words: Gyrosin compass, Johansson block, RDF, T square, accept, accomplish, achieve, acquire, aesthetic distance, alentours, ambience, ambit, amount, annex, attain, beleaguer, beset, besiege, blockade, border line,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Compass (disambiguation) — A compass is a navigational instrument that indicates the direction to the magnetic poles. Compass may also refer to: Also in navigation: dividers, a tool to measure distance on a chart Compass (drafting), a tool to draw arcs and distances In the …   Wikipedia

• measure — n 1. measurement, mensuration, met age. See measurement(def.1). 2. size, dimensions, proportions, expanse, extent, scope, range, spread, area; magnitude, amplitude, mass, bulk, volume; weight, quantity, capacity; bounds, duration, sum, aggregate; …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• compass — com•pass [[t]ˈkʌm pəs[/t]] n. 1) geo an instrument for determining directions, as by means of a freely rotating magnetized needle that indicates magnetic north 2) sur Often, compasses. an instrument for drawing or describing circles, measuring… …   From formal English to slang

• compass — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French cumpasser to measure, from Vulgar Latin *compassare to pace off, from Latin com + passus pace Date: 14th century 1. to devise or contrive often with craft or skill ; plot …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• compass — {{11}}compass (n.) c.1300, space, area, extent, circumference, from O.Fr. compas circle, radius, pair of compasses (12c.), from compasser to go around, measure, divide equally, from V.L. *compassare to pace out (Cf. It. compassare, Sp. compasar) …   Etymology dictionary