A plotting compass is a small magnet which is suspended and is free to rotate. When it is near a magnet, the compass will always point in a particular direction (the north pole's direction) becasue of the force of the magnetic field.
1. Nobody really knows. Many years ago there was a verb in English ; to compass. It had several meanings which included "to measure a distance". Its origin was well known, from the Latin "to measure...
No a compass rose is on a map showing all of the Carnal Directions (north South East west) and a Compass is navigational device used to find your direction by using the earths magnetic poles
As described in the dictionaries, the compass has different meanings, mainly: A device used to determine geographic direction, usually consisting of a magnetic needle or needles horizontally mounted...