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compass

drafting instrument for drawing arcs and multiplying distances
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Summary

compass ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,158 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: technical drawing tool[2], stonemasonry tool[3], mathematical instrument[4], measuring instrument[5]
  • Commons category: Compasses (drafting)[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Compasses (drafting)[7]
  • Commons gallery: Compass (drafting)[8]
  • Product or material produced: circular arc[9]
  • Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[10], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12]
  • Different from: compass[13], divider caliper[14]
  • Permanent duplicated item: Q22828798[15]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[16]

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Influence

Things named for compass include Circinus[17], a constellation[18].

Why It Matters

compass has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] compass is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Entities named for compass include Circinus[17], a constellation[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q295888
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q295888, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  2. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → compass
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: compass, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289921838|compass (#289921838)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  3. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Compasses (drafting)
    Product → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ Yso id: 39274, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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