- com|pass|er
- com|pass|er «KUHM puh suhr», noun.a person who compasses.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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com|pass|es — «KUHM puh sihz», noun plural. See under compass (noun. def. 2). (Cf. ↑compass) … Useful english dictionary
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all-en|com|pass|ing — «L ehn KUHM puh sihng», adjective. = all embracing. (Cf. ↑all embracing) … Useful english dictionary
as|tro|com|pass — «AS troh KUHM puhs», noun. an optical instrument with which direction, or heading, may be determined by sighting on a celestial body … Useful english dictionary
en|com|pass|ment — «ehn KUHM puhs muhnt», noun. the act of encompassing. 1. the condition of being encompassed … Useful english dictionary
en|com|pass — «ehn KUHM puhs», transitive verb. 1. to go or reach all the way around; encircle: »The atmosphere encompasses the earth. Look how my ring encompasseth thy finger (Shakespeare). 2. to include; contain: »Our history book encompasses all the… … Useful english dictionary
gy|ro|com|pass — «JY roh KUHM puhs», noun. a compass using a gyroscope instead of a magnetic needle. It is driven by a motor, points to the geographic North Pole instead of to the magnetic pole, and is not affected by nearby objects of iron and steel … Useful english dictionary
ra|di|o|com|pass — «RAY dee oh KUHM puhs», noun. a device for finding the direction from which radio messages are received, used to determine position, as of an aircraft or a ship at sea; radio direction finder … Useful english dictionary
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