Meanings
nouncompass point (plural compass points)
plural compass points
- Any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass. There may be 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, or even 128 compass points on a compass, depending on its size and accuracy.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Bengali দিক
- দিক (dik)any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
Catalan punt cardinal
- punt cardinalany of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
Chinese Mandarin 方位, 羅經點 /罗经点
- 方位 (fāngwèi)any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
- 羅經點 /罗经点 (luójīngdiǎn)any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
Dutch windstreek, windrichting
- windstreekany of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
- windrichtingany of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
Estonian ilmakaar, kompassisuund
- ilmakaarany of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
- kompassisuundany of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
Finnish kompassisuunta, ilmansuunta
- kompassisuuntaany of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
- ilmansuuntaany of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
French point cardinal
- point cardinalany of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
German Himmelsrichtung
- Himmelsrichtungany of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
Hungarian égtáj, világtáj
- égtájany of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
- világtájany of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
Indonesian mata angin
- mata anginany of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
Irish rinn, rinn compáis
- rinnany of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
- rinn compáisany of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
- aird an chompáisany of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
Italian punto cardinale
- punto cardinaleany of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
Japanese 方角, 方位
- 方角 (hōgaku)any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
- 方位 (hōi)any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
Korean 방위
- 방위 (bang'wi)any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
Latvian debespuse
- debespuseany of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
Malay mata angin
- mata anginany of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
Polish strona świata
- strona świataany of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
Portuguese ponto cardeal
- ponto cardealany of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
Romanian direcție cardinală, punct cardinal
- direcție cardinalăany of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
- punct cardinalany of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
Russian сторона́ све́та, страна́ све́та
- сторона́ све́та (storoná svéta)any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
- страна́ све́та (straná svéta)any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
Scottish Gaelic àird
- àirdany of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
Spanish punto cardinal
- punto cardinalany of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
Swedish väderstreck
- väderstreckany of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
Turkish coğrafi yön
- coğrafi yönany of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass
Cite this entry
APA
compass point. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compass%20point
MLA
“compass point.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compass%20point. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compass point,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compass%20point.
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