English search results for: Compass

#1

noun

  • declension: 3rd declension
  • gender: feminine

Definitions:

  1. bend/slope
  2. compass point
  3. declination/relative sky angle
  4. inclination
  5. latitude
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: Science, Philosophy, Mathematics, Units/Measures
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Frequent, top 2000+ words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#2

noun

  • declension: 4th declension
  • gender: masculine

Definitions:

  1. compass/circuit/scope (of a thing)
  2. going about
  • Age: Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
  • Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)