compass rose

noun

A graduated circle, usually marked in degrees, indicating directions and printed or inscribed on an appropriate medium, often a map.

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Meanings

nouncompass rose (plural compass roses)

plural compass roses

  1. navigationA graduated circle, usually marked in degrees, indicating directions and printed or inscribed on an appropriate medium, often a map.

Translations

Catalan rosa nàutica, rosa dels vents
  • rosa nàuticaa circle indicating directions
  • rosa dels ventsa circle indicating directions
Danish kompasrose
  • kompasrosea circle indicating directions
Dutch windroos
  • windroosa circle indicating directions
Estonian tuulteroos
  • tuulteroosa circle indicating directions
Finnish kompassiruusu
  • kompassiruusua circle indicating directions
French rose des vents
  • rose des ventsa circle indicating directions
German Kompassrose, Windrose
  • Kompassrosea circle indicating directions
  • Windrosea circle indicating directions
Greek ανεμολόγιο
  • ανεμολόγιο (anemológio)a circle indicating directions
Hungarian szélrózsa
  • szélrózsaa circle indicating directions
Italian rosa dei venti
  • rosa dei ventia circle indicating directions
Polish róża wiatrów
  • róża wiatrówa circle indicating directions
Portuguese rosa dos ventos
  • rosa dos ventosa circle indicating directions
Russian ро́за ветро́в
  • ро́за ветро́в (róza vetróv)a circle indicating directions
Spanish rosa de los vientos
  • rosa de los vientosa circle indicating directions
Cite this entry
APA

compass rose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compass%20rose

MLA

“compass rose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compass%20rose. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compass rose,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compass%20rose.

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