compass, n.
(compasses)
freq. cnt. 5
(compasses)
freq. cnt. 5
navigational instrument for finding directions
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
compass
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 65 freq. cnt.: 45 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
ambit compass orbit range reach scope
sample sentences
"a piano has a greater range than the human voice""the ambit of municipal legislation"
"within the compass of this article"
"within the scope of an investigation"
"outside the reach of the law"
"in the political orbit of a world power"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
drafting instrument used for drawing circles
<noun.artifact>
compass
semantic pointers
hypernym
the limit of capability
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
compass grasp range reach
sample sentences
"within the compass of education"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form