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Meanings of compass in English

Russian
кронциркуль
Portuguese
compasso
Spanish
compás de cantero
Catalan
bigotera
Wikidata

Drafting instrument.

        кронциркуль
        Portuguese
        escopo
        Catalan
        esfera
        Spanish
        esfera

        An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

            escopo
            Portuguese
            entender
            Catalan
            comprendre
            Spanish
            captar

            To get the meaning of something.

                entender
                Spanish
                compás náutico
                Catalan
                compàs de navegar

                Navigational instrument.

                      compás náutico
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                      Usage of compass in English
                      1
                      He had a strong moral compass and let others know his opinion.
                      Rock and Ice Magazine
                      2
                      Admirers say the law is Mandelblit's only agenda and his moral compass.
                      The Irish Times
                      3
                      To use a compass, you first have to understand its various parts.
                      Survive!: essential skills and tactics to get you out of anywher...
                      4
                      From virtually every point on the economic compass, the news is bad.
                      The Irish Times
                      5
                      As for the perceptual result of the compass, it remains a mystery.
                      Wired
                      6
                      Not the best master in the world could compass it for you.
                      A King's Comrade: A Story of Old Hereford
                      7
                      His pedigree and form suggest 10 furlongs is well within his compass.
                      The Guardian
                      8
                      First the magnet was made actually and wonderfully useful in the compass.
                      Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers
                      9
                      The demise of religion has led to a loss of moral compass.
                      The Irish Times
                      10
                      All the points of the compass became enveloped in a thick gloom.
                      The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
                      11
                      No log; compass crazy; without fog signal; I don't like that craft.
                      The Mystery
                      12
                      Heaven forefend all the temptations that compass him in the modern Babylon.
                      Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2
                      13
                      Bats are nocturnal, but some need sunlight to set their internal compass.
                      Wired
                      14
                      Over and out. The pilot checked his compass and adjusted his course.
                      Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad
                      15
                      Thou art of the form of all the points of the compass.
                      The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...
                      16
                      I think it was when they discovered the compass in their hearts.
                      The Light in the Clearing: A Tale of the North Country in the Ti...
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                      Translations for compass
                      Compass through the time
                      Compass across language varieties
                      United Kingdom
                      Common
                      United States of America
                      Less common
                      Ireland
                      Less common