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compass

instrument that indicated direction relative to the magnetic field of the Earth
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compass

Summary

compass is a navigational instrument[1]. compass draws 4,595 Wikipedia views per month (navigational_instrument category, ranking #492 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • compass's instance of is recorded as navigational instrument[3].
  • compass's based on is recorded as Earth's magnetic field[4].
  • compass is a type of navigational instrument[5].
  • compass is a type of magnetic compass[6].
  • compass is a type of gyrocompass[7].
  • compass is a type of Digital compass[8].
  • compass is used for navigation[9].
  • compass's Commons category is recorded as Compasses[10].
  • compass's Unicode character is recorded as 🧭[11].
  • compass comprises arrow[12].
  • compass's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Compasses[13].
  • compass's Commons gallery is recorded as Compass[14].
  • compass's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[15].
  • compass's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[16].
  • compass's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • compass's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[18].
  • compass's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • compass's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20].
  • compass's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[21].
  • compass's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[22].
  • compass's different from is recorded as compass[23].
  • compass's history of topic is recorded as history of the compass[24].
  • compass's uses is recorded as magnetism[25].
  • compass's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q134124772[26].
  • compass's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27].

Body

Definition and Type

compass's instance of is recorded as navigational instrument[3]. Recorded subclass of include navigational instrument[5], magnetic compass[6], gyrocompass[7], and Digital compass[8].

Use and Application

compass is used for navigation[9]. compass comprises arrow[12].

Influence

Things named for compass include Pyxis[28], a constellation[29].

Why It Matters

compass draws 4,595 Wikipedia views per month (navigational_instrument category, ranking #492 of 4).[2] compass has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] compass is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for compass include Pyxis[28], a constellation[29].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · Peter F. Patel-Schneider · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → navigational instrument
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q2151613]]"
  2. 10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Objects/Compass
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Objects/Compass, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  3. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → ecumenical theology
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q296536, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  4. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1RIAXg, 4AhkZj
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  5. 14w ago · JCPWarner · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → instrument that indicated direction relative to the magnetic field of the Earth
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q5276053]]"
  6. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0266936-kompasy
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0266936-kompasy, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
  7. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 10572, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  8. 22w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Has parts → —
    Wikidata description → instrument that indicated direction relative to the magnetic field of the Earth
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Sytin Military Encyclopedia, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +5
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P10283]]: C2778361833, Rescuing 1 sources and submitting 0 for archiving. #IABot (v2.0.9.5)"
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