Definition of compass_rose
1. compass [ n ] navigational instrument for finding directions
Used in print:(Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)
Electrical literature contained numerous references to lightning that had magnetized iron and had altered the polarity of compass needles .
Oersted 's own earlier experiments were unimpressive , possibly because he had , like other experimenters , laid the conducting_wire across the compass needle instead_of parallel with_it .
(James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)
The ship 's compass was useless because of the nearness of the magnetic North_Pole .
Synonyms compass Related Terms navigational_instrument gyrocompass magnetic_compass compass_card2. compass [ n ] an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control
Examples: : "the range of a supersonic jet"
within the scope of an investigation"
"outside the reach of the law"
"in the political orbit of a world power"
(Musical America, LXXXI:5...)
Prokofieff was guided in a consistent direction by the life of his own people - by the compass of their national ideas .
(The Department of State: A Fresh Look at the...)
He is already beginning to box the compass of alternative lines of action , including doing nothing .
Synonyms range scope reach compass orbit ambit Related Terms extent horizon sweep spectrum gamut palette confines approximate_range latitude contrast internationality3. compass [ n ] the limit of capability
Examples:
"within the compass of education"
4. compass [ v ] get the meaning of something
Examples:
"Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
5. compass [ v ] travel around, either by plane or ship
Examples: : "We compassed the earth"
6. compass [ v ] bring about; accomplish
Examples:
"This writer attempts more than his talents can compass"
7. compass [ n ] drafting instrument used for drawing circles
Synonyms compass Related Terms drafting_instrumentSimilar Spelling
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