compass
kompas
definition
verb
the ship wherein Magellan compassed the world
go around (something) in a circular course.
he compassed his end only by the exercise of violence
contrive to accomplish (something).
noun
Point the binos in any direction and a digital compass takes a bearing.
an instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it.
Discover that despite the aid of pairs of compasses , scissors and anything else you consider useful, the most you can get in before it breaks is about 1 cm.
an instrument for drawing circles and arcs and measuring distances between points, consisting of two arms linked by a movable joint, one arm ending in a point and the other usually carrying a pencil or pen.
translation of 'compass'
noun
kompas
example
the event had political repercussions which are beyond the 'compass' of this book
Complete achievement of these objectives within the 'compass' of one individual lifetime is never possible, of course, but that is not the point.
The modern concert harp has 46 or 47 strings and a 'compass' of six and a half octaves.
As philosophers or historians we treat the datum as something impersonal to be brought within the 'compass' of our own world of thought.
It is, almost, within the 'compass' of our understanding.
the event had political repercussions that are beyond the 'compass' of this book
South is the least trustworthy direction on a 'compass' .
She was high in her praise of the level of organisation of last year's training sessions and suggests that reaching the decider this year is well within the 'compass' of the minors.
Set the points of a pencil 'compass' to the width of the widest gap between the counter top and the wall.
This is easily determined by holding a 'compass' near the magnet to determine if the strength of the magnet overrides the magnetic force of the poles.
a magnetic 'compass'
goods and services which fall within the 'compass' of the free market
Letters continued to stream in from all points of the 'compass' - 538 of them in a single day, with the temperature steadily mounting.
These are works of dry stone masonry meticulously assembled, some aligned directly with points of the 'compass' .
It got me puzzling about the points of the 'compass' .
The car stopped further back on North Terrace, probably not within the 'compass' of the map, but at best somewhere towards that very far left-hand side of the map.
the cellos were playing in a rather somber part of their 'compass'
As a musical instrument the singing voice has wide tonal 'compass' and uniquely variable pitch, intensity, and stress.
This finding strengthened the idea that pigeons unable to see the sun rely on the earth's magnetic field as a 'compass' .
By ‘science’ he means ‘all that can fall within the 'compass' of human understanding’.
Point the binos in any direction and a digital 'compass' takes a bearing.
Yet there are more than two directions on a 'compass' .
Through binoculars they're visible at all points of the 'compass' ; gawky, fragile, birdlike skeletons of metal hauling skywards monstrous slabs of concrete and steel.
Often we look to the church as a moral 'compass' for direction.
During the Cold War, nuclear danger grew to threaten all points of the 'compass' .
No. 1 presents to us a good specimen of a general servant, one who will do anything within the 'compass' of her capacities.
We even relocate daybreak and sunset, which, one might surmise, are logical ways to determine the beginning and end of a given day, within the 'compass' of clock-time.
Can 2,000 years of church history be recorded within the 'compass' of 200 pages?
Did such matters fall within the 'compass' of judicial review at all?
the cellos were playing in a rather sombre part of their 'compass'
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