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Meaning Of Compass
n.
A passing round; circuit; circuitous course.
n.
An inclosing limit; boundary; circumference; as, within
the compass of an encircling wall.
n.
An inclosed space; an area; extent.
n.
Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of
his eye; the compass of imagination.
n.
Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits;
-- used with within.
n.
The range of notes, or tones, within the capacity of a
voice or instrument.
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.
n.
A pair of compasses.
n.
A circle; a continent.
v. t.
To go about or entirely round; to make the circuit of.
v. t.
To inclose on all sides; to surround; to encircle; to
environ; to invest; to besiege; -- used with about, round, around, and
round about.
v. t.
To reach round; to circumvent; to get within one's
power; to obtain; to accomplish.