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compass <-es> [ˈkʌmpəs] N

1. compass a. naut:

compass
ко́мпас m

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Grains of sand whirled by the wind blinded the soldiers and created electrical disturbances that rendered compasses useless.
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Many modern compasses incorporate a baseplate and protractor tool, and are referred to variously as orienteering, baseplate, map compass or protractor designs.
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Hand compasses were soon widely employed in the practice of forestry, geology, archaeology, speleology, preliminary cartography and land surveying.
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Nautical pieces featured in the 2006 spring-summer collection with themes of treasure, sea creatures, and compasses.
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In the early modern period, dry compasses were suspended in gimbals.
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Made from transparent plastic, paper or other materials, they are also found on most baseplate compasses.
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It is often part of a ships set of compasses, which also include a conventional gyrocompass and a magnetic compass.
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A binnacle may be subdivided into sections and its contents typically include one or more compasses and an oil lamp or other light source.
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This term may be used to include not only stationery, but such items as pocket calculators, display boards, compasses and protractors, lunchboxes, and the like.
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Just some of such instruments included chronometers, telescopes, sextants, microscopes, magnetic compasses, thermometers, hygrometers, barometers, electrometers, and eudiometers.
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