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Definition of compass
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Compass
(v. t.) To
curve;
to bend into a
circular
form.
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Binnacle
::
Binnacle
(n.) A case or box
placed
near the
helmsman,
containing
the
compass
of a ship, and a light to show it at
night..
Circumference
::
Circumference
(n.) The line that goes round or
encompasses
a
circular
figure;
a
periphery.
Aspect
::
Aspect
(n.)
Position
or
situation
with
regard
to
seeing;
that
position
which
enables
one to look in a
particular
direction;
position
in
relation
to the
points
of the
compass;
as, a house has a
southern
aspect,
that is, a
position
which faces the
south..
Divider
::
Divider
(n.) An
instrument
for
dividing
lines,
describing
circles,
etc.,
compasses.
See
Compasses..
Constrain
::
Constrain
(v. t.) To bring into a
narrow
compass;
to
compress.
Shrink
::
Shrink
(v. i.) To
wrinkle,
bend, or curl; to
shrivel;
hence,
to
contract
into a less
extent
or
compass;
to
gather
together;
to
become
compacted..
Piteous
::
Piteous
(a.)
Evincing
pity,
compassion,
or
sympathy;
compassionate;
tender..
Compassed
::
Compassed
(a.)
Rounded;
arched.
Circumambiency
::
Circumambiency
(n.) The act of
surrounding
or
encompassing.
Round
::
Round (v. t.) To
surround;
to
encircle;
to
encompass.
Furl
::
Furl (v. t.) To draw up or
gather
into close
compass;
to wrap or roll, as a sail, close to the yard, stay, or mast, or, as a flag, close to or
around
its
staff,
securing
it there by a
gasket
or line.
Totten..
Bow-pen
::
Bow-pen
(n.)
Bow-compasses
carrying
a
drawing
pen. See
Bow-compass.
Vane
::
Vane (n.) One of the
sights
of a
compass,
quadrant,
etc..
Telltale
::
Telltale
(n.) A
compass
in the cabin of a
vessel,
usually
placed
where the
captain
can see it at all
hours,
and thus
inform
himself
of the
vessel's
course..
Gimbals
::
Gimbals
(n.) A
contrivance
for
permitting
a body to
incline
freely
in all
directions,
or for
suspending
anything,
as a
barometer,
ship's
compass,
chronometer,
etc., so that it will
remain
plumb,
or
level,
when its
support
is
tipped,
as by the
rolling
of a ship. It
consists
of a ring in which the body can turn on an axis
through
a
diameter
of the ring, while the ring
itself
is so
pivoted
to its
support
that it can turn about a
diameter
at right
angles
to the
first..
Tinchel
::
Tinchel
(n.) A
circle
of
sportsmen,
who, by
surrounding
an
extensive
space and
gradually
closing
in, bring a
number
of deer and game
within
a
narrow
compass..
Rectifier
::
Rectifier
(n.)
Specifically:
(a)
(Naut.)
An
instrument
used for
determining
and
rectifying
the
variations
of the
compass
on board ship. (b)
(Chem.)
A
rectificator.
Fathom
::
Fathom
(v. t.) To
encompass
with the arms
extended
or
encircling;
to
measure
by
throwing
the arms
about;
to span.
Southeast
::
Southeast
(n.) The point of the
compass
equally
distant
from the south and the east; the
southeast
part or
region.
Inclose
::
Inclose
(v. t.) To
surround;
to shut in; to
confine
on all
sides;
to
include;
to shut up; to
encompass;
as, to
inclose
a fort or an army with
troops;
to
inclose
a town with
walls..
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