compass
n. instrument that indicates magnetic north; boundary, limit v. surround, encircle; comprehend, understand | ||||
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Compass Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
Compass Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| DOD Joint Acronyms and Abbreviations |
COMPASS
common operational modeling, planning, and simulation strategy; Computerized Movement Planning and Status System
common operational modeling, planning, and simulation strategy; Computerized Movement Planning and Status System
Compass Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Compass
(v. t.)
To reach round; to circumvent; to get within one's power; to obtain; to accomplish.
(v. t.)
To purpose; to intend; to imagine; to plot.
(v. t.)
To inclose on all sides; to surround; to encircle; to environ; to invest; to besiege; -- used with about, round, around, and round about.
(v. t.)
To go about or entirely round; to make the circuit of.
(v. t.)
To curve; to bend into a circular form.
(n.)
The range of notes, or tones, within the capacity of a voice or instrument.
(n.)
Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; -- used with within.
(n.)
Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of his eye; the compass of imagination.
(n.)
An instrument for determining directions upon the earth's surface by means of a magnetized bar or needle turning freely upon a pivot and pointing in a northerly and southerly direction.
(n.)
An inclosing limit; boundary; circumference; as, within the compass of an encircling wall.
(n.)
An inclosed space; an area; extent.
(n.)
A passing round; circuit; circuitous course.
(n.)
A pair of compasses.
(n.)
A circle; a continent.
(v. t.)
To reach round; to circumvent; to get within one's power; to obtain; to accomplish.
(v. t.)
To purpose; to intend; to imagine; to plot.
(v. t.)
To inclose on all sides; to surround; to encircle; to environ; to invest; to besiege; -- used with about, round, around, and round about.
(v. t.)
To go about or entirely round; to make the circuit of.
(v. t.)
To curve; to bend into a circular form.
(n.)
The range of notes, or tones, within the capacity of a voice or instrument.
(n.)
Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; -- used with within.
(n.)
Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of his eye; the compass of imagination.
(n.)
An instrument for determining directions upon the earth's surface by means of a magnetized bar or needle turning freely upon a pivot and pointing in a northerly and southerly direction.
(n.)
An inclosing limit; boundary; circumference; as, within the compass of an encircling wall.
(n.)
An inclosed space; an area; extent.
(n.)
A passing round; circuit; circuitous course.
(n.)
A pair of compasses.
(n.)
A circle; a continent.
| WordNet 2.0 |
compass
Noun
1. navigational instrument for finding directions
(hypernym) navigational instrument
(hyponym) gyrocompass
2. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"
(synonym) scope, range, reach, orbit, ambit
(hypernym) extent
(hyponym) approximate range, ballpark
3. the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"
(synonym) range, reach, grasp
(hypernym) capability, capableness, potentiality
(hyponym) sight, ken
4. drafting instrument used for drawing circles
(hypernym) drafting instrument
Verb
1. bring about; accomplish; "This writer attempts more than his talents can compass"
(hypernym) achieve, accomplish, attain, reach
(derivation) range, reach, grasp
2. travel around, either by plane or ship; "We compassed the earth"
(synonym) circumnavigate
(hypernym) circle
3. get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
(synonym) get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, apprehend
(hypernym) understand
(hyponym) figure
Noun
1. navigational instrument for finding directions
(hypernym) navigational instrument
(hyponym) gyrocompass
2. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"
(synonym) scope, range, reach, orbit, ambit
(hypernym) extent
(hyponym) approximate range, ballpark
3. the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"
(synonym) range, reach, grasp
(hypernym) capability, capableness, potentiality
(hyponym) sight, ken
4. drafting instrument used for drawing circles
(hypernym) drafting instrument
Verb
1. bring about; accomplish; "This writer attempts more than his talents can compass"
(hypernym) achieve, accomplish, attain, reach
(derivation) range, reach, grasp
2. travel around, either by plane or ship; "We compassed the earth"
(synonym) circumnavigate
(hypernym) circle
3. get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
(synonym) get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, apprehend
(hypernym) understand
(hyponym) figure
| Shakespeare Words |
compass
bring about. [Twelfth Night]
bring about. [Twelfth Night]
| hEnglish - advanced version |
compass
compass
\com"pass\ (kŭm"pas), n. [f. compas, fr. ll. compassus circle, prop., a stepping together; com- + passus pace, step. see pace, pass.]
1. a passing round; circuit; circuitous course. they fetched a compass of seven day's journey. i. 9. this day i breathed first; time is come round, and where i did begin, there shall i end; my life is run his compass.
2. an inclosing limit; boundary; circumference; as, within the compass of an encircling wall.
3. an inclosed space; an area; extent. their wisdom lies in a very narrow compass.
4. extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of his eye; the compass of imagination. the compass of his argument.
5. moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; -- used with within. in two hundred years before (i speak within compass), no such commission had been executed. davies.
6. (mus.) the range of notes, or tones, within the capacity of a voice or instrument. you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass.
7. an instrument for determining directions upon the earth's surface by means of a magnetized bar or needle turning freely upon a pivot and pointing in a northerly and southerly direction. he that first discovered the use of the compass did more for the supplying and increase of useful commodities than those who built workhouses.
8. a pair of compasses. [r.] see compasses. to fix one foot of their compass wherever they please.
9. a circle; a continent. [obs.] the tryne compas [the threefold world containing earth, sea, and heaven.]
similar words(30)
radio compass
inclination compass
hanging compass
to set by the compass
declination compass
compass card
compass dial
compass board
deviation of the compass
azimuth compass
watch clock compass card etc
prismatic compass
compass saw
transit compass
compass north
vernier compass
declination of the compass
mariner`s compass
compass flower
compass window
variation compass
to fetch a compass
compass plant
compass plane
bow-compass
beam compass
points of the compass
to box the compass
hair compass
compass timber
compass
\com"pass\ (kŭm"pas), n. [f. compas, fr. ll. compassus circle, prop., a stepping together; com- + passus pace, step. see pace, pass.]
1. a passing round; circuit; circuitous course. they fetched a compass of seven day's journey. i. 9. this day i breathed first; time is come round, and where i did begin, there shall i end; my life is run his compass.
2. an inclosing limit; boundary; circumference; as, within the compass of an encircling wall.
3. an inclosed space; an area; extent. their wisdom lies in a very narrow compass.
4. extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of his eye; the compass of imagination. the compass of his argument.
5. moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; -- used with within. in two hundred years before (i speak within compass), no such commission had been executed. davies.
6. (mus.) the range of notes, or tones, within the capacity of a voice or instrument. you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass.
7. an instrument for determining directions upon the earth's surface by means of a magnetized bar or needle turning freely upon a pivot and pointing in a northerly and southerly direction. he that first discovered the use of the compass did more for the supplying and increase of useful commodities than those who built workhouses.
8. a pair of compasses. [r.] see compasses. to fix one foot of their compass wherever they please.
9. a circle; a continent. [obs.] the tryne compas [the threefold world containing earth, sea, and heaven.]
similar words(30)
radio compass
inclination compass
hanging compass
to set by the compass
declination compass
compass card
compass dial
compass board
deviation of the compass
azimuth compass
watch clock compass card etc
prismatic compass
compass saw
transit compass
compass north
vernier compass
declination of the compass
mariner`s compass
compass flower
compass window
variation compass
to fetch a compass
compass plant
compass plane
bow-compass
beam compass
points of the compass
to box the compass
hair compass
compass timber
| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Compawd
Compawd = n. compass
Compawd = n. compass
Cwmpas
Cwmpas = n. a compass
Cwmpasu
Cwmpasu = v. to compass
Cylchen
Cylchen = n. circuit, compass
Praffu
Praffu = v. thicken in compass
| Dream Dictionary |
Compass
To dream of a compass, denotes you will be forced to struggle in narrow limits, thus making elevation more toilsome but fuller of honor. To dream of the compass or mariner's needle, foretells you will be surrounded by prosperous circumstances and honest people will favor you. To see one pointing awry, foretells threatened loss and deception.
To dream of a compass, denotes you will be forced to struggle in narrow limits, thus making elevation more toilsome but fuller of honor. To dream of the compass or mariner's needle, foretells you will be surrounded by prosperous circumstances and honest people will favor you. To see one pointing awry, foretells threatened loss and deception.
Compass Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| ETSI and 3GPP |
COMPASS
Central Office Maintenance Printout Analysis (GTE)
Central Office Maintenance Printout Analysis (GTE)
| Physical Geography Terms and Meanings |
Compass
Navigation instrument that uses the Earth's magnetic field to determine direction.
Navigation instrument that uses the Earth's magnetic field to determine direction.
| CAVE AND KARST TERMINOLOGY |
COMPASS
An instrument with a magnetic needle which is free to point to magnetic north. For survey the needle is either attached to a graduated card or can be read against a graduated circle to measure the angle in degrees from the north clockwise.
An instrument with a magnetic needle which is free to point to magnetic north. For survey the needle is either attached to a graduated card or can be read against a graduated circle to measure the angle in degrees from the north clockwise.
Compass Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
| maritime&shipping&trade |
Compass
Instrument containing a magnetic needle which points to the north and which is used on board the ships to sow the ‘magnetic’ north.
Instrument containing a magnetic needle which points to the north and which is used on board the ships to sow the ‘magnetic’ north.
Compass Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Compass (n.)
seshan-kharat-thonek
seshan-kharat-thonek
| Music Glossary |
Compass
The range of notes from the highest to the lowest note obtained from an instrument or voice.
The range of notes from the highest to the lowest note obtained from an instrument or voice.
Compass Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| The Scotch Whisky by SDA v.4.20 |
Compass Box
Compass Box Asyla, Blended Scotch Whisky
Compass Box Eleuthera, Vatted Malt Scotch Whisky
Compass Box Hedonism, Vatted Grain Scotch Whisky
Compass Box Juveniles, Vatted Malt Scotch Whisky
Compass Box Monster Cask Strength, Vatted Malt Scotch Whisky
By: Compax Box Co. (Edinburgh, Scotland)
• Compass Box Company
Founded by John Glaser in 2000
Location: Edinburgh (Scotland)
Activities: Blender, Bottler and marketing of Scotch Whisky
Compass Box Asyla, Blended Scotch Whisky
Compass Box Eleuthera, Vatted Malt Scotch Whisky
Compass Box Hedonism, Vatted Grain Scotch Whisky
Compass Box Juveniles, Vatted Malt Scotch Whisky
Compass Box Monster Cask Strength, Vatted Malt Scotch Whisky
By: Compax Box Co. (Edinburgh, Scotland)
• Compass Box Company
Founded by John Glaser in 2000
Location: Edinburgh (Scotland)
Activities: Blender, Bottler and marketing of Scotch Whisky
Compass Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Company Info: Ticker, Name, Description |
CBSS
Compass Bancshares, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Bank and savings and loan holding company with subsidiaries which perform commercial banking operations, savings bank operations, investment banking services, trust services, insurance services, credit card services, mortgage banking, leasing and other related financial activities.
Compass Bancshares, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Bank and savings and loan holding company with subsidiaries which perform commercial banking operations, savings bank operations, investment banking services, trust services, insurance services, credit card services, mortgage banking, leasing and other related financial activities.
CKNO
COMPASS KNOWLEDGE HOLDING
Exchange: OTCBB
Not Available
MFG^A
Compass Bancshares, Inc.
Exchange: AMEX
Not Available
Compass Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
COMPASS
COMPASS is an acronym for COMPrehensive ASSembler. COMPASS is a macro assembly language on Control Data Corporation's 3000 series, and on the 60-bit CDC 6000 series, 7600 and Cyber 70 and 170 series mainframe computers.
There are two flavors of COMPASS on the 60-bit machines:
- COMPASS CP is the assembly language for the CP (Central Processor), the processor running user programs. See CDC 6600 CP architecture.
- COMPASS PP is the assembly language for the PP (Peripheral Processor), only running operating system code. See CDC 6600 PP architecture.
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Compass
A compass (or mariner's compass) is a navigational instrument for finding directions on the Earth. It consists of a magnetized pointer free to align itself accurately with Earth's magnetic field, which is of great assistance in navigation. The face of the compass generally highlights the cardinal points of north, south, east and west. A compass can be used in conjunction with a marine chronometer to calculate longitude) and a sextant to calculate latitude, providing a very accurate navigation capability. This device greatly improved maritime trade by making travel safer and more efficient. An early form of the compass was invented in China in the 11th century. The familiar mariner's compass was invented in Europe around 1300, from whence later originated the liquid compass and the gyrocompass.
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