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Noun Concept

Categories: Orientation (geometry), Navigational equipment, Units of angle

compass point point points of the compass northwest north-west

Any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass WordNet 3.0

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Any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions used in navigation and cartography. Wikipedia

One of the 32 directions on a traditional compass, equal to one eighth of a right angle Wikipedia Disambiguation

Directional divisions marked on a compass Wikidata

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. Wiktionary

Any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass. Wiktionary (translation)

Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction. Wiktionary

He checked the point on his compass WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

IS A

direction

intercardinal direction

HAS PART

PART OF

intercardinal direction

HAS KIND

cardinal compass point

HAS INSTANCE

OPPOSITE OF

intercardinal direction

cardinal direction

northeast

southwest

SAID TO BE THE SAME AS

noroît

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

compass point, point

Wikipedia

points of the compass

Wikidata

northwest, points of the compass

Wiktionary

compass point, point

Wikipedia Redirections

Southest, Southwestern

Wikidata Alias

north-west, north west, NW, supplementary intercardinal direction