compás

/komˈpas/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
compases

Meaning

  1. compass, beat

    • Dibuja un círculo con el compás.

      Draw a circle with the compass.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

compasso

compasso is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "compass, beat."

Practice

1 What does compás mean?

2 Fill the gap: Dibuja un círculo con el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches compás?

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