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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 2 1 2 Maps #125789 03/22/04 03:41 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 17 C Casey-Canada OP stranger OP Casey-Canada stranger C Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 17 What is the correct name for the compass-like symbol that is used on maps to indicate directions, usually north and sometimes the other 3 directions? Help from anyone is welcomed. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Maps #125790 03/22/04 10:07 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont I was going to say cardinal or ordinal, but now I'm thinking there's yet another word, specifically for it. somebody'll have it. welcome to the board, casey! formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Maps #125791 03/22/04 11:20 AM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK D dxb Pooh-Bah dxb Pooh-Bah D Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK I believe it is called a compass rose. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Compass rose #125792 03/22/04 11:41 AM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC Was named after an ancestor of mine, Rose Remington; her husband, Tate Remington, invented a compass that had a fixed needle and a flat disc below it that turned freely. The problem was, though, that you could not tell which way magneitc north was. Leading to the accusation that "He who has a Tate's is lost." TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Compass rose #125793 03/22/04 12:15 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Capfka Pooh-Bah Capfka Pooh-Bah Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Go away and practise. That was horrible! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter No point in your compass #125794 03/22/04 12:25 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 619 Carpal Tunnel Country G grapho addict grapho addict G Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 619 Carpal Tunnel Country "He who has a Tate's is lost." Some things lost are better left unfound, TEdRem. If your needle is spinning, there's no point in your compass. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Maps- Compass Rose #125795 03/22/04 01:10 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA W wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA http://www.gisnet.com/notebook/comprose.html For history and an example of a Compass Rose. If you want a print out version of a compass rose to paint on your wall (!?) try this : http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/printouts/compassrose Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter IF your needle is spinning #125796 03/22/04 01:35 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC You are probably non compass mentis. TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Maps #125797 03/22/04 02:36 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 17 C Casey-Canada OP stranger OP Casey-Canada stranger C Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 17 Thanx everyone (even the one whose ancestor was named Tate!!!) Now I cam write my Letter to the Editor and sound as erudite as the rest of youse guys. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: IF your needle is spinning #125798 03/22/04 06:16 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 619 Carpal Tunnel Country G grapho addict grapho addict G Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 619 Carpal Tunnel Country non compass mentis You're pointin' "true north" on that one, TEdRem. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... 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