compas

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See also: compás and compàs

English

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Noun

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compas (uncountable)

  1. (music) A form of string music from Haiti

Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French compas, from Latin com- + passus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.pa/ ~ /kɔ̃.pɑ/
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Noun

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compas m (plural compas)

  1. pair of compasses
  2. (nautical, aviation) magnetic compass
  3. (music) a genre of modern Haitian music descended from the traditional style méringue

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Portuguese: compasso
  • Burmese: ကွန်ပါ (kwanpa)
  • Romanian: compas

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French compas, from Medieval Latin compassus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkumpas/, /kumˈpas/, /kumˈpaːs/

Noun

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compas (plural compasses)

  1. Guile, craft or an instance of it; the use of skill or sleight-of hand.
  2. A scheme or plan, especially one formulated in secrecy or with malicious intent.
  3. A circular shape (i.e. a circle, curve or sphere) or a region bounded by one.
  4. The boundary or totality of the margins or edges of a region or zone; that which surrounds.
    • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎[1], published c. 1410, Apocalips 4:4, page 118v, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
      ⁊ in þe cumpas of þe ſeete.· weren foure ⁊ twentı ſmale ſeetıs ⁊ abouen þe troones foure ⁊ twentı eldere men ſıttynge. hılıd aboute wıþ whıte cloþıs.· ⁊ in þe heedıs of hem golden coꝛouns
      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.
  5. An area, region or zone; space or coverage with fixed or demarcated boundaries.
  6. The size, extent, or magnitude of something (usually in area or dimension)
  7. A compass (device or tool for drawing or demarcating a circle)
  8. (rare) The appearance, visage or design of a piece of craftsmanship.
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References

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Adverb

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compas (rare)

  1. Following a circle-shaped course or perimeter.
  2. Having a specified circle-shaped course or perimeter.

Descendants

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  • English: compass (obsolete as an adverb)

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Norman

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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compas m (plural compas)

  1. (Jersey) compass, dividers

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French compas.

Noun

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compas n (plural compasuri)

  1. pair of compasses

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Spanish

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Noun

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compas m pl

  1. plural of compa