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compass

Noun

Meaning

• An instrument for determining direction, as by means of a freely rotating magnetized needle that indicates magnetic north.

• The range or scope of something.

Examples

• He used a compass to find his way through the forest.

• The study falls within the compass of environmental science.

• The moral compass of society seems to be changing.

compass

Noun

Meaning

• An instrument for determining direction, as by means of a freely rotating magnetized needle that indicates magnetic north.

• The range or scope of something.

Examples

• He used a compass to find his way through the forest.

• The study falls within the compass of environmental science.

• The moral compass of society seems to be changing.