compas
English
Noun
compas (uncountable)
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Old French compas, from Latin com- + passus
Pronunciation
Noun
compas m (plural compas)
- pair of compasses
- (marine, aviation) magnetic compass
- (music) A genre of modern Haitian music descended from the traditional style méringue.
Further reading
- “compas”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French compas, from Medieval Latin compassus.
Pronunciation
Noun
compas (plural compasses)
- Guile, craft or an instance of it; the use of skill or sleight-of hand.
- A scheme or plan, especially one formulated in secrecy or with malicious intent.
- A circular shape (i.e. a circle, curve or sphere) or a region bounded by one.
- The boundary or totality of the margins or edges of a region or zone; that which surrounds.
- a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Apocalips 4:4”, in Wycliffe's Bible:
- And in the cumpas of the ſeete weren foure and twenti ſmale ſeetis; and aboue the troones foure and twenti eldre men ſittinge, hilid aboute with whijt clothis, and in the heedis of hem goldun corouns.
- And around the perimeter of the seat there were twenty-four small seats, and on those seats twenty-four elders sat, wearing white clothing and having golden crowns on their heads.
- An area, region or zone; space or coverage with fixed or demarcated boundaries.
- The size, extent, or magnitude of something (usually in area or dimension)
- A compass (device or tool for drawing or demarcating a circle)
- (rare) The appearance, visage or design of a piece of craftsmanship.
Related terms
Descendants
- English: compass
References
- “cǒmpā̆s (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-01-22.
Adverb
compas (rare)
- Following a circle-shaped course or perimeter.
- Having a specified circle-shaped course or perimeter.
Descendants
- English: compass (obsolete as an adverb)
References
- “cǒmpā̆s (adv.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-01-22.
Norman
Alternative forms
Etymology
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Pronunciation
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Noun
compas m (plural compas)
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