a compass having a prism for viewing a distant object and the compass card at the same time.
See also: Prismatic
prismatic compass
prismatic compass
[priz′mad·ik ′kəm·pəs] (engineering) A hand compass used by surveyors which is equipped with a prism that allows the compass to be read while the site is being taken.LegalSeeCompassThesaurusSeecompass