compass rose

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English - Turkish
rüzgâr gülü
rüzgârgülü
Rüzgar gülü
(Askeri) RÜZGAR GÜLÜ: Genellikle derecelerle işaretlenmiş, yönleri gösteren ve uygun bir nesne üzerine basılan veya çizilen tedrici bir daire
(Havacılık) pusula gülü
English - English
A graduated circle, usually marked in degrees, indicating directions and printed or inscribed on an appropriate medium
The symbol on a map which shows the directions--N S E W
used to show direction on a map
n A symbol found on some maps showing the four cardinal directions
A circle drawn on a map, (usually a navigational chart) which is subdivided in a clockwise direction from 0° to 360° , with 0° indicating true North On older maps and charts, it was a decorated diagram of cardinal directions, divided into 32 points, originally called rosa ventorum, or "rose of the winds"
a symbol that consists of a circle with a pointed star in it, which is printed on maps and shows which direction is north, south, east, west etc
device drawn on maps to show the directions
A direction marker on a map
The resulting figure when the complete 360° directional system is developed as a circle with each degree graduated upon it True North is indicated as 000° and is also called true rose This is printed on nautical charts for determining direction
(1) A circle on a chart indicating the direction of geographic north and sometimes also magnetic north Charts usually have more that one compass rose In that case the compass rose nearest to the object being plotted should be used as the geographic directions and magnetic variations may change slightly in different places on the chart (2) A device used to draw circles
A circle divided into 32 points for a total of 360 degrees and printed on a chart as a means of determining the course of a vessel
a square figure that helps you find in what direction you are going
an object that appears on maps to identify four main directions: north, south, east and west
compass card, circular card attached to the needle of a mariner's compass on which the degrees indicating direction are marked

Related Terms

compass roses
plural form of compass rose
compass rose

    Hyphenation

    com·pass Rose

    Turkish pronunciation

    kʌmpıs rōz

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkəmpəs ˈrōz/ /ˈkʌmpəs ˈroʊz/

    Etymology

    [ 'k&m-p&s also ' ] (transitive verb.) 14th century. Middle English, from Old French compasser to measure, from Vulgar Latin compassare to pace off, from Latin com- + passus pace.
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