compàs
Catalan
Etymology
Deverbal from compassar.
Pronunciation
Noun
compàs m (plural compassos)
- pair of compasses (tool for drawing accurate circles)
- (nautical) compass
- Synonym: brúixola
- (music) time signature, beat, rhythm
- barres de compàs ― time signature bars
Further reading
- “compàs” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “compàs”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “compàs”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007