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Quote:Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering.[Saint Augustine]Definitions of: compassDefinition: A passing round; circuit; circuitous course.Definition: An inclosing limit; boundary; circumference; as, within the compass of an encircling wall. Definition: An inclosed space; an area; extent. Definition: Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of his eye; the compass of imagination. Definition: Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; -- used with within. Definition: The range of notes, or tones, within the capacity of a voice or instrument. Definition: An instrument for determining directions upon the earth's surface by means of a magnetized bar or needle turning freely upon a pivot and pointing in a northerly and southerly direction. Definition: A pair of compasses. Definition: A circle; a continent. |
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