Compass

Noun

 * 1) A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).
 * 2) A pair of compasses (a device used with a pencil to draw an arc or circle on paper).
 * 3) The range of notes of a musical instrument or voice.
 * 4)  A space within limits; area.
 * 5) Scope.

Verb

 * 1) To surround; to encircle; to environ; to stretch round.
 * 2) To go about or round entirely; to traverse.
 * 3)  To accomplish; to reach; to achieve; to obtain.
 * 4)  To plot; to scheme (against someone).

Adjectives for Compass
narrow; golden.

Verbs for Compass
attract—; box—; manipulate—; navigate with—; observe—;  plan with—;   plot with—; suspend—; trust—; chart—; —describes; —deviates; —directs; —guides; —indicates; —informs; —leads; —limits; —marks; —measures; —pilots; —records; —routes; —safeguards; —surveys.

Synonyms for Compass

 * : encircle, environ, surround
 * : cover, traverse
 * : accomplish, achieve, attain, gain, get to, reach
 * : conspire, plot, scheme

Derived terms

 * beam compass
 * bow compass
 * compass card
 * compass error
 * compass needle
 * compass plant
 * compass point
 * compass rose


 * compass swing
 * gyrocompass
 * magnetic compass
 * mariner’s compass
 * pair of compasses
 * radio compass
 * telltale compass

Thesaurus
coordinates, cordon, cordon off, corral, crown with success, cut, cutoff, cutoff point, cycle, deadline, deal with, deep space, degree, delimitation, depths of space, describe a circle, determinant, dial, diapason, dig, dipstick, direction finder, discharge, dispatch, dispose of, distance, divergence, dividers, division line, do, do the job, do the trick, dodecuple scale, domain, edges, effect, effectuate, embay, embosom, embrace, enact, encircle, enclasp, enclose, enclosure, encompass, end, enfold, enharmonic scale, enshrine, entourage, envelop, environ, environing circumstances, environment, environs, enwrap, execute, extension, extent, extremity, farness, feeler gauge, fence in, fetch, field, finish, flank, floor, foot rule, fringes, frontier, fulfill, gain, gamut, gauge block, gestalt, get, get by, gird, girdle, girdle the globe, go about, go around, go round, go the round, goniometer, grade, gradiometer, graduated scale, grasp, great scale, gyre, gyrocompass, gyroscopic compass, gyrostatic compass, habitat, have, hedge, hedge in, height, hem, hem in, high-water mark, house in, impound, imprison, incarcerate, include, inertial navigation system, infinity, interface, interval, invest, involve, jail, kennel, knock off, land, lap, leaguer, leap, leeway, length, level, light-years, limen, limit, limitation, limitations, limiting factor, limits, line, line of demarcation, log, log line, loran, low-water mark, lower limit, magnetic compass, magnetic needle, major scale, make, make a circuit, manage, march, marches, margin, mark, measure, melodic minor, mete, meterstick, metes, metes and bounds, mew, mew up, micrometer, mileage, milieu, minor scale, needle, neighborhood, notch, nuance, obtain, octant, octave scale, orbit, outlines, outposts, outskirts, pale, parameters, parsecs, pas, peg, pen, pen in, pentatonic scale, perform, perimeter, period, periphery, perspective, piece, pitch, plane, plateau, plumb, plumb rule, pocket, point, polish off, precincts, procure, produce, proportion, protractor, pull off, purlieus, purview, put away, put over, put through, quadrant, quarantine, radio compass, radio direction finder, radius, rail in, range, ratio, reach, realize, register, remoteness, remove, restriction, revolve, ring, rod, round, rule, ruler, rung, scale, scope, sector, secure, see, separation, set square, sextant, shade, shadow, shoran, shrine, shut in, shut up, situation, skirt, skirts, space, span, spectrum, sphere, spiral, spirit level, square, stable, stair, standard, start, starting line, starting point, step, stint, stretch, stride, suburbs, succeed, surround, surroundings, sweep, take care of, take in, tape, tape measure, tapeline, target date, temperament, term, terminal date, terminus, theodolite, threshold, time allotment, total environment, transit, transit theodolite, tread, try square, tuning, turn the trick, twig, understand, upper limit, verges, vernier, vernier caliper, vicinage, vicinity, wall in, way, ways, wheel, whole-tone scale, win, work, work out, wrap, yard, yard up, yardstick

Etymology
For noun: < compas: <  compas: <  compassus: <  com-: + passus:; see pass, pace.

For verb: < compassen: <  compasser:; from the noun; see compass as a noun.

Noun

 * Arabic: بوصلة, برجل, بركار, دوارة, فرجار, حك
 * Bulgarian:
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 * Mandarin: ,
 * Croatian: ,
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian:
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 * French:
 * Georgian: კომპასი, საზღვაო კომპასი
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient:
 * Hebrew: מצפן (matzpen)
 * Hindi: कम्पास, क़ुतुबनुमा
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish: compás
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 方位磁石, 羅針盤, コンパス
 * Irish: compás
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 方位磁石, 羅針盤, コンパス


 * Khmer: ត្រីវិស័យ
 * Korean: 나침반 (羅針盤)
 * Kurdish: ,
 * Lithuanian: kompasas
 * Macedonian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Persian: قطب‌نما
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: компас, буссоль
 * Scottish Gaelic:, combaist
 * Serbian: компас (kompas)
 * Slovak:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: దిక్సూచి (diksoochi)
 * Thai: เข็มทิศ
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: компас, бусоля
 * Urdu: قطب نما
 * Vietnamese: la bàn, com-pa
 * Welsh: cwmpawd
 * West Frisian: kompas
 * Welsh: cwmpawd
 * West Frisian: kompas


 * Bulgarian: обхват
 * Finnish:
 * Greek: διαπασών


 * Romanian: diapazon
 * Russian: диапазон
 * Turkish:, tınlaç


 * Bulgarian:, обхват
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: ,
 * German: ,


 * Greek: φάσμα
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Russian: объём (ob”jóm), круг (krug) , окружность (okrúžnost’)
 * Spanish:, ,


 * Bulgarian: обхват
 * Finnish: ,


 * Portuguese:

Verb

 * Bulgarian: заобикалям
 * Dutch: ,


 * Swahili:


 * Bulgarian: заобикалям
 * Dutch: ,


 * Swahili:


 * Bulgarian: постигам
 * Dutch:


 * Swahili:


 * Dutch: (tegen)


 * Swahili: