breadth vs compass

breadth

noun
  • The extent or measure of how broad or wide something is. 

  • A style in painting in which details are strictly subordinated to the harmony of the whole composition. 

  • A piece of fabric of standard width. 

  • The length of the longest path between two vertices in a graph. 

  • Scope or range, especially of knowledge or skill. 

compass

noun
  • Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; used with within. 

  • A pair of compasses (a device used to draw an arc or circle). 

  • A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north). 

  • The range of notes of a musical instrument or voice. 

verb
  • To surround; to encircle; to environ; to stretch round. 

  • To go about or round entirely; to traverse. 

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