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Encyclopedia > Cardinal directions
A compass rose showing the cardinal directions
A compass rose showing the cardinal directions

Cardinal directions or cardinal points are the four principal directions or points of the compass in plane. A 16 point Compass Rose. ... A 16 point Compass Rose. ... A compass rose is a figure displaying the orientation of the cardinal directions, north, south, east and west on a map. ... This article is about the navigational instrument. ... In mathematics, a plane is the fundamental two-dimensional object. ...


Four directions are north, east, south and west. Or forward, back, left and right. Compass rose with north highlighted and at top North is one of the four cardinal directions, specifically the direction that, in Western culture, is treated as the primary direction: north is used (explicitly or implicitly) to define all other directions; the (visual) top edges of maps usually correspond to the... A compass rose with east highlighted East is most commonly a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. ... A compass rose with South highlighted South is most commonly a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. ... A compass rose with west highlighted This article refers to the cardinal direction; for other uses see West (disambiguation). ... Forward can refer to: A Forward contract, in Finance - an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a pre-agreed future point in time. ... Wiktionary has a definition of: Back In anatomy, the back usually refers to the posterior side of the torso in humans and other primates. ... For the direction left, see left and right. ... A right is the power or privilege to which one is justly entitled or a thing to which one has a just claim. ...


The Four Cardinal Directions correspond to the following degrees of a compass: North: 0 (= 360) degrees, East: 90 degrees, South: 180 degrees and West: 270 degrees (see azimuth). A degree (in full, a degree of arc), usually symbolized °, is a measurement of plane angle, representing 1/360 of a full rotation. ... 0 (zero) or nought is both a number and a numeral. ... 360(Three hundred sixty, CCCLX) is the natural number following 359 and preceding 361. ... 90 is the natural number preceded by 89 and followed by 91. ... 180 is the natural number following one hundred seventy-nine and preceding one hundred eighty-one. ... Azimuth is the horizontal component of a direction (compass direction), measured around the horizon toward the East, i. ...

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Germanic origin of names

During the Migration Period, the Germanic names for the cardinal directions entered the Romance languages, where they replaced the Latin names borealis, australis, occidentalis and orientalis. Interestingly, this is one of the very few lasting linguistic impacts that the Germanic tribes had on these languages. (See French language#The Franks) Human migration denotes any movement of groups of people from one locality to another, rather than of individual wanderers. ... The Romance languages, also called Romanic languages or New Latin languages, are a subset of the Italic languages, specifically the descendants of the Latin dialects spoken by the common people in what is known as Latin Europe (Italian/Portuguese/Spanish/Catalan Europa latina, French Europe latine, Romanian Europa latină) as... Latin is an Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ...


Five Directions

Traditional Chinese culture and some others view the center as a fifth principal direction. In Asia, each direction is often identified with a color, and geographical or ethnic terms may contain the name of the color instead of the name of the corresponding direction. Ireland Tibet China Color metaphors for race#Central Asia Look up Center on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Center (American English) or centre (Commonwealth English) has a number of meanings. ... World map showing location of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of Eurasia, defined by subtracting Europe from Eurasia. ... Color is an important part of the visual arts. ... In some societies, color metaphors for race are used in informal racial classifications. ...


Six Cardinal Directions

In solid geometry, there are Six Cardinal Directions: north, south, east, west, heaven, and land. Or forward, back, left, right, upward, and downward. In mathematics, solid geometry was the traditional name for the geometry of three-dimensional Euclidean space — for practical purposes the kind of space we live in. ... 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. ... Compass rose with north highlighted and at top North is one of the four cardinal directions, specifically the direction that, in Western culture, is treated as the primary direction: north is used (explicitly or implicitly) to define all other directions; the (visual) top edges of maps usually correspond to the... A compass rose with South highlighted South is most commonly a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. ... A compass rose with east highlighted East is most commonly a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. ... A compass rose with west highlighted This article refers to the cardinal direction; for other uses see West (disambiguation). ... Michelangelos interpretation of Heaven Heaven is an afterlife concept found in many religions or spiritual philosophies. ... Land is sometimes used synonymously with country. ... Forward can refer to: A Forward contract, in Finance - an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a pre-agreed future point in time. ... Wiktionary has a definition of: Back In anatomy, the back usually refers to the posterior side of the torso in humans and other primates. ... For the direction left, see left and right. ... A right is the power or privilege to which one is justly entitled or a thing to which one has a just claim. ...


A cube or a common room has six quadrangles, which cross each other at right angles. Three dimensions A cube (or hexahedron) is a Platonic solid composed of six square faces, with three meeting at each vertex. ... A room is an enclosed space in a house or other building. ... Other uses: Quadrilateral (disambiguation) In geometry, a quadrilateral is a polygon with four sides and four vertices. ... This article is about angles in geometry. ...


Three axises are x-axis (left and right), y-axis (forward and back), and z-axis (upward and downward). The word axis has several meanings: In geometry, it may refer to: An axis of rotation A coordinate axis An axis of symmetry In anatomy, the axis is the second cervical vertebra. ...


Seven Directions

In various Native American and New Age practices, there are seven primary directions: north, south, east, west, heaven, land, and center (or self, now). Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ... New Age describes a broad movement characterized by alternative approaches to traditional Western culture. ...


Non-compass directional systems

Use of the compass directions is common and deeply embedded in European culture, and perhaps even more so in Chinese culture. Some other cultures make greater use of other referents, such as towards the sea vs. towards the mountains (Hawaii, Bali), or upstream and downstream (Yurok, Karok). State nickname: The Aloha State Other U.S. States Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Governor Linda Lingle (R) Senators Daniel Inouye (D) Daniel Akaka (D) Official languages Hawaiian and English Area 28,337 km² (43rd)  - Land 16,649 km²  - Water 11,672 km² (41. ... Topography Map showing Bali within Indonesia Sunset at Jimbaran Beach, Bali Young Balinese Dancers Rice terraces at entrance to Gunung Kawi Temple Statue of Dewi Sri — Ubud, Bali Bali is an Indonesian island. ... Yurok (also Weitspekan) is an Algic language. ... Karuk (also Karok) are an indigenous people of California in the United States. ...


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