COMPASS

Meaning of COMPASS in English

( n. )

An instrument for determining directions upon the earth's surface by means of a magnetized bar or needle turning freely upon a pivot and pointing in a northerly and southerly direction.

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

COMPASS — I. ˈkəmpəs also ˈkäm- verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English compassen, from Old French compasser to measure, arrange, ponder, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMPASS — — compassable , adj. — compassless , adj. /kum"peuhs/ , n. 1. an instrument for determining directions, as by means …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPASS — I. ˈkəm-pəs also ˈkäm- transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French cumpasser to measure, from Vulgar Latin * compassare to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COMPASS — noun a pair of compasses. 2. compass ·noun a circle; a continent. 3. compass ·noun an inclosed space; an area; …
Webster English vocab
COMPASS — in navigation or surveying, the primary device for direction-finding on the surface of the Earth. Compasses may operate on magnetic …
Britannica English vocabulary
COMPASS — compass BrE AmE ˈkʌmp əs § \ ˈkɒmp- ˈkɑːmp- ▷ compass|ed t ▷ compass|es ɪz əz ▷ compass|ing ɪŋ ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COMPASS — / ˈkʌmpəs; NAmE / noun 1. (also magˌnetic ˈcompass ) [ C ] an instrument for finding direction, with a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMPASS — com ‧ pass /ˈkʌmpəs/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: compas 'measure, circle, compass' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COMPASS — n. & v. --n. 1 (in full magnetic compass) an instrument showing the direction of magnetic north and bearings from …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COMPASS — n. & v. n. 1 (in full magnetic compass) an instrument showing the direction of magnetic north and bearings from …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COMPASS — n. & v. --n. 1. (in full magnetic compass) an instrument showing the direction of magnetic north and bearings from …
Oxford English vocab
COMPASS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES compass rose COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE magnetic ▪ Turns on to headings will be …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COMPASS — (DEVICE) [noun] [C] - a device for finding direction which has a freely moving needle which always points to magnetic …
Cambridge English vocab
COMPASS — Synonyms and related words : Gyrosin compass, Johansson block, RDF, T square, accept, accomplish, achieve, acquire, aesthetic distance, alentours, ambience, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMPASS — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ digital , magnetic VERB + COMPASS ▪ use ▪ check COMPASS + VERB ▪ show sth ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
COMPASS — 1. сущ. 1) граница, предел а) времени и пространства within the compass of the city walls ≈ внутри городских стен …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMPASS — compass.ogg 1. ʹkʌmpəs n 1. компас; буссоль points of the compass - страны света wireless compass - радиокомпас 2. окружность, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COMPASS — 1) компас 2) обвод ( криволинейный ) ; круг; окружность 3) замкнутое пространство 4) буссоль 5) ( мн. ч. ) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
COMPASS — 1) компас 2) обвод (криволинейный); круг; окружность 3) замкнутое пространство 4) буссоль 5) (мн. ч.) циркуль • by means of compasses and ruler — с помощью …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
COMPASS — 1) компас; буссоль 2) обходной путь 3) циркуль 4) тонкий изогнутый радиальный стержень 5) полукруглый 6) двигаться по кругу • compass of base point — азимут основного …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
COMPASS — compass сущ.1) граница, предел а) времени и пространства within the compass of the city walls — внутри городских стен within …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
COMPASS — 1. ʹkʌmpəs n 1. компас; буссоль points of the compass - страны света wireless compass - радиокомпас 2. окружность, круг …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COMPASS — 1. сущ. 1) граница, предел а) ( времени и пространства ) within the compass of the city walls — внутри …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
COMPASS — 1. сущ. 1) граница, предел а) (времени и пространства) within the compass of the city walls — внутри городских стен within the compass of …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
COMPASS — 1. _n. 1> компас (тж. mariner's compass); буссоль - wireless compass 2> окружность; круг - fetch a compass - go …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
COMPASS — 1. n. 1. компас (тж. mariner's compass); буссоль - wireless compass 2. окружность; круг - fetch a compass - go …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
COMPASS — буссоль - Brunton compass - Carlson compass - dip compass - dipping compass - Maass compass - miner's compass - radiolite compass
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
COMPASS — 1. _n. 1> компас (тж. mariner's compass); буссоль, wireless compass радиокомпас 2> окружность; круг; to fetch (или to go) a …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
COMPASS — буссоль, компас - beam compass - Brunton compass - magnetic compass - prismatic compass - surveyor's compass
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
COMPASS — 1) компас 2) окружность - compass adjuster - after compass - auxiliary compass - azimuth compass - compass bearing - …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
COMPASS — 1. сущ. 1) граница, предел а) времени и пространства within the compass of the city walls ≈ внутри городских стен …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMPASS — compass- see compatir
Interlingua English vocab
COMPASS — circuit, circul, sfere, circumferentie; (extent) extension, limites; (ship's) bussol; (pair of compasses) compasse
English interlingue dictionary
COMPASS — kompas
English-Visayan vocabulary
COMPASS — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French cumpasser to measure, from Vulgar Latin *~are to pace off, from Latin …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COMPASS — In navigation or surveying , the chief device for direction finding on the Earth's surface. Compasses may operate on magnetic …
Английский словарь Британика
COMPASS — (n.) A circle; a continent.
Английский словарь Webster
COMPASS — (n.) A pair of compasses.
Английский словарь Webster
COMPASS — (n.) An instrument for determining directions upon the earth's surface by means of a magnetized bar or needle turning freely …
Английский словарь Webster
COMPASS — (n.) The range of notes, or tones, within the capacity of a voice or instrument.
Английский словарь Webster
COMPASS — (n.) Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; -- used with within.
Английский словарь Webster
COMPASS — (n.) Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of his eye; the compass of imagination.
Английский словарь Webster
COMPASS — (n.) An inclosed space; an area; extent.
Английский словарь Webster
COMPASS — (n.) An inclosing limit; boundary; circumference; as, within the compass of an encircling wall.
Английский словарь Webster
COMPASS — (n.) A passing round; circuit; circuitous course.
Английский словарь Webster
COMPASS — ( v. t. ) To reach round; to circumvent; to get within one's power; to obtain; to accomplish.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPASS — ( v. t. ) To purpose; to intend; to imagine; to plot.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPASS — ( v. t. ) To inclose on all sides; to surround; to encircle; to environ; to invest; to besiege; -- …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPASS — ( v. t. ) To go about or entirely round; to make the circuit of.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPASS — ( v. t. ) To curve; to bend into a circular form.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPASS — ( n. ) The range of notes, or tones, within the capacity of a voice or instrument.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPASS — ( n. ) Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; -- used with within.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPASS — ( n. ) Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of his eye; the compass of imagination.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPASS — ( n. ) An inclosing limit; boundary; circumference; as, within the compass of an encircling wall.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPASS — ( n. ) An inclosed space; an area; extent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPASS — ( n. ) A passing round; circuit; circuitous course.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPASS — ( n. ) A pair of compasses.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPASS — ( n. ) A circle; a continent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPASS — v. surround, encircle; comprehend, understand
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COMPASS — n. instrument that indicates magnetic north; boundary, limit
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COMPASS — n. compass card compass plant compass rose mariner's compass radio compass pair of compasses
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
COMPASS — n. Function: adjective Date: 1523 : forming a curve : CURVED <a compass timber>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
COMPASS — n. Function: noun Date: 14th century 1 a : BOUNDARY , CIRCUMFERENCE <within the compass of the city walls> b …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
COMPASS — n. Pronunciation: ' k ə m-p ə s also ' käm- Function: transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French cumpasser …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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