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instrument that indicated direction relative to the magneticc field of the Earth
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Summary

compass ranks in the top 0.63% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,892 views/month, #492 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • compass is a type of navigational instrument[2].
  • compass is used for navigation[3].
  • compass is used for bearing[4].
  • compass is used for orientation[5].
  • compass is used for Q16710285[6].
  • compass's Commons category is recorded as Compasses[7].
  • compass's Unicode character is recorded as 🧭[8].
  • compass comprises arrow[9].
  • compass's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Compasses[10].
  • compass's Commons gallery is recorded as Compass[11].
  • compass's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[12].
  • compass's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[13].
  • compass's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • compass's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[15].
  • compass's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • compass's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17].
  • compass's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[18].
  • compass's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[19].
  • compass's different from is recorded as compass[20].
  • compass's history of topic is recorded as history of the compass[21].
  • compass's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q134124772[22].
  • compass's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23].

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Definition and Type

compass is a type of navigational instrument[2].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include navigation[3], bearing[4], orientation[5], and Q16710285[6]. compass comprises arrow[9].

Influence

Things named for compass include Pyxis[24], a constellation[25].

Why It Matters

compass ranks in the top 0.63% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,892 views/month, #492 of 77,819).[1] compass has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] compass is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Entities named for compass include Pyxis[24], a constellation[25].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Sytin Military Encyclopedia, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +5
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