compass
Betekenis
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- A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).
- A pair of compasses (a device used to draw circular arcs and transfer length measurements).
- The range of notes of a musical instrument or voice.
- (obsolete) A space within limits; an area.
- (obsolete) An enclosing limit; a boundary, a circumference.
- Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; used with within.
- Synonym of scope.
- (obsolete) Range, reach.
- (obsolete) A passing round; circuit; circuitous course.
Frequentie
Met koppelteken als
com‧pass
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈkʌmpəs/
Etymologie
From Middle English compas (“a circle, circuit, limit, form, a mathematical instrument”), from Old French compas, from Medieval Latin compassus (“a circle, a circuit”), from Latin com- (“together”) + passus (“a pace, step, later a pass, way, route”); see pass, pace.
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