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compass noun (DIRECTION DEVICE) âº [ C ] a device for finding direction with a needle that can move easily and that always points to magnetic north. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words. Points of the compass.
In some languages, points of the compass bear names etymologically derived from words for sunrise and sunset. The English words orient and occident, meaning east and west, respectively, are descended from Latin words meaning sunrise and sunset.