compass

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an instrument showing direction; range or scope; (verb) to encompass or achieve

   The topic lay well beyond the compass of a single lecture.

From Old French compas ('circle, pair of compasses, measure'), from compasser ('to measure, divide equally'), from Vulgar Latin compassare ('to pace out'), from com- ('together') + passus ('step, pace').

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