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(Navigation) A graduated circle, usually marked in degrees, indicating directions and printed or inscribed on an appropriate medium.
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compass rose — compass card, circular card attached to the needle of a mariner s compass on which the degrees indicating direction are marked … English contemporary dictionary
compass rose — 1. Navig. a circle divided into 32 points or 360° numbered clockwise from true or magnetic north, printed on a chart or the like as a means of determining the course of a vessel or aircraft. 2. a similar design, often ornamented, used on maps to… … Universalium
compass rose — A graduated circle, usually marked in degrees, indicating directions and printed or inscribed either on a chart or on the ground. See also compass base … Aviation dictionary
compass rose — noun Date: circa 1891 a circle graduated to degrees or quarters and printed on a chart to show direction … New Collegiate Dictionary
