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词汇 compass-point
释义 compass point
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈkʌm.pəs ˌpɔɪnt/ us /ˈkʌm.pəs ˌpɔɪnt/
any of the 32 marks on the compass that show direction(罗盘上的)罗经方位点
See also
pointnoun
 
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Points of the compass
cardinal point
compass reading
compass rose
E, e
easterly
eastern
easternmost
geomagnetic pole
magnetic north
magnetic pole
northeastern
northeastward
northerly
northern
northernmost
southern
southwestern
true north
western
westernmost
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Examples of compass point


compass point
Perceval, when being briefed on a battle plan, insists that not only left and right but the compass points are relative.
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We also disagree with how they frame their discussion of the compasspoint task.
Scientists, to whatever compasspoint of learning they may turn their faces or their intellects, whatever the goal they may conceive, are obliged to advance on two simultaneous fronts.
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The bearing is in the format of degrees, minutes, seconds with compasspoint letters before and afterward to indicate the compass quadrant.
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A compasspoint or more distinctive divisional name is to be placed next.
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Each member received a badge that illustrated a combined compasspoint and spearhead.
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Until 1945, therefore, the community bordered on foreign territory at every compasspoint.
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Its name is derived from the word "pohjoinen" meaning the compasspoint "north".
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They then pointed their ship to the next compasspoint and measured again, graphing their results.
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The tattoo consists of a round maze with a tiny human figure at each compasspoint.
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His inner compass pointed him in the right direction.
Positioning the compasspoint on the pivot point of the crank arm, rotate the compass to produce a circle with radius equal to the length of the crank arm.
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Presence of amphipods and isopods was recorded at 5 m intervals along eight compass points radiating from the point thought to be the centre of the population.
A version used on official publications places the logo on a background quartered in a background colour and black, surrounded by four additional compass points.
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Compass points are used to distinguish constituencies from each other when a more suitable label can not be found.
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