compass point
compass point noun: any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass. There may be 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, or even 128 compass points on a compass, depending on its size and accuracy.
Noun
compass point (plural compass points)
- Any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass. There may be 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, or even 128 compass points on a compass, depending on its size and accuracy.
compass point meaning in Marathi, Bengali, Sanskrit and Malay
compass point in Marathi
- compass point
- दिशा diśā
compass point in Bengali
- any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
- দিক dik
compass point in Sanskrit
- any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
- दिशा diśā
compass point in Malay
- any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
- mata angin
More languagesFewer languages
- compass point in Indonesian
- mata angin
Forms of compass point
| plural | compass points |
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Questions about compass point
- What does compass point mean?
- Compass point means any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass. There may be 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, or even 128 compass points on a compass, depending on its size and accuracy.
- What is compass point in Marathi?
- Compass point in Marathi is दिशा (diśā). See Compass point meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is compass point?
- Compass point is a noun.
- What is the plural of compass point?
- The plural of compass point is compass points.
Words near compass point in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: compass point (page history and authors); दिशा (Marathi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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