An instrument for determining the magnetic meridian, or one's direction or position with respect to it, consisting of a magnetized needle turning…
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > navigational aids > [noun] > compass (67) compass?1518 An instrument for determining the magnetic meridian, or one's direction or position with respect to it, consisting of a magnetized needle turning… dial1523 Nautical. A mariner's compass. Obsolete. shipman's card1530 the mariner's compass; (also) a map of the sea. nautical compass1552 = compass, n.1 12a; also called mariner's compass. mariner's compass1594 (a) = compass, n.1 12a; (b) (the English name of) the southern constellation Pyxis (originally Pyxis Nautica). pyx1686 A mariner's compass (see compass, n.1 12a). Obsolete. rare. pyxis1686 = pyx, n.1 4. Obsolete. rare. box and needle1753 A protective case for the needle of a ship's compass. Also in box and needle: a ship's compass; (also) a compass used in land surveying. Obsolete. magnetic compass1838 (a) a compass which indicates the direction of magnetic north, using the earth's magnetic field; = compass, n.1 12; (b) Zoology the ability of some… Subcategories:— types of (17) — card of (19) — needle of (4) — needle indicating bearing of sun (1) — box or binnacle (3) — variation (10) — effect of iron on compass (4) |
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