A compass is a navigational instrument that indicates the direction to the magnetic poles.
Compass may also refer to:
Tools Compass calipers, a tool to measure distances on a chart or map Compass (drawing tool), a tool to inscribe circles and arcs
Art and entertainment Compass (novel), a 2015 novel by Mathias Enard Compass (Hudson), a 2005 public artwork by American artist Jon Barlow Hudson Compass (Simpson), a 2003 public art work by American artist Gail Simpson Compass Players (or Compass Theater), a 1950s improvised cabaret revue in Chicago, Illinois
Music Compass or range, of a voice or musical instrument Compass (band), a Chinese rock band Compass (Assemblage 23 album), 2009 Compass (Jamie Lidell album), 2010 Compass (Mark Vincent album), 2010 "Compass" (Mark Vincent song), 2010 (later recorded by Didrik Solli-Tangen, and Sam Bailey) Compass (Joshua Redman album), 2013 "Compass" (Lady Antebellum song), 2013 Compass Records, an independent record label founded in 1995 "Compass", a song by Dala from the album Everyone Is Someone "Compass", a song by Jonathan Thulin from the album Science Fiction "Compass", a song by Rascal Flatts from the album Rewind "Compass", a song by Zella Day from the album Kicker "Compass", a song by Mili, made for Limbus Company
Television Compass (1965 TV program), a 1965–1966 Canadian documentary television program Compass (1986 TV program), a 1986 local Canadian television news program about Prince Edward Island Compass (Australian TV program), a 1988 Australian news-documentary television program Compass (Falling Skies), an episode of the American television drama series Falling Skies
Business and organizations Compass, Inc., an American real estate brokerage Compass (think tank), a British political think tank Compass Datacenters inc., a datacenter company Compass Airlines (Australia), operated 1990–1993 Compass Airlines (North America), a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines Compass Design Automation, a former integrated circuit design company Compass Group, a British food-service and facilities-management company Compass International Pictures, an American film-distribution company Massachusetts Computer Associates, also known as COMPASS Project Compass, a British programme to help ex-service personnel
Nature Compass cactus or barrel cactus, members of the genera Echinocactus and Ferocactus Compass plant (Silphium laciniatum), a kind of sunflower Pyxis, abbreviated from Pyxis Nautica, Latin for mariner's compass, southern constellation
Publications The Daily Compass, a 1949–1952 New York City, New York, newspaper Social Work (journal), an academic journal known as The Compass from 1920 to 1948
Science and technology Navigation Brunton compass, type of precision magnetic compass Breithaupt compass or Geological compass Hand compass, any compact magnetic compass capable of one-hand use Radio direction finder, a tool used in direction finding that coincides with radio communications An alternative name of BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, which used the satellite Compass-M1
Traffic Compass Card (San Diego), the original name of a contactless smart card used for public transit in San Diego, California Compass Card (TransLink), an electronic payment system used for public transit in Vancouver, Canada COMPASS, the Freeway Traffic Management System, a traffic management system in Canada
Other COMPASS (computer system) used by Bank of England Compass (architecture), a curved circular form COMPASS or COMPrehensive ASSembler, a programming language for CDC mainframe computers in the 1960s and 1970s COMPASS experiment or Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy, a particle physics experiment at CERN COMPASS tokamak, an experimental facility of Tokamak department of Institute of Plasma Physics AS CR Grid Compass, the first laptop computer Jeep Compass, a compact crossover SUV Compass Project is the former name of Elasticsearch, a Java search engine framework An alternative name of BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, which used the satellite Compass-M1
Other uses Compass (law), to purpose (or intend) something Compass, Pennsylvania, United States Operation Compass, a World War II military operation in the North African campaign Political compass, a multi-axis model used to label or organize political thought
See also
Compas (disambiguation)