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compass
Found in thesaurus: navigational instrument, extent, capableness, potentiality, capability, drafting instrument, accomplish, achieve, reach, attain, circle, understand
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compass
n.
instrument that indicates magnetic north; boundary, limit
v.
surround, encircle; comprehend, understand
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COMPASS
COMPASS is an acronym for COMPrehensive ASSembler. COMPASS is any of a family of macro assembly languages on Control Data Corporation's 3000 series, and on the 60-bit CDC 6000 series, 7600 and Cyber 70 and 170 series mainframe computers. While the architectures are very different, the macro and conditional assembly facilities are similar.
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Compass
A compass is an instrument used for navigation and orientation that shows direction relative to the geographic "cardinal directions", or "points". Usually, a diagram called a compass rose, shows the directions north, south, east, and west as abbreviated initials marked on the compass. When the compass is used, the rose can be aligned with the corresponding geographic directions, so, for example, the "N" mark on the rose really points to the north. Frequently, in addition to the rose or sometimes instead of it, angle markings in degrees are shown on the compass. North corresponds to zero degrees, and the angles increase clockwise, so east is 90 degrees, south is 180, and west is 270. These numbers allow the compass to show azimuths or bearings, which are commonly stated in this notation.
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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
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compass
n.
kompas; kružítko
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compass
Rzecz.
kompas; cyrkiel
