compass rose in English

noun
1
a circle showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart.
It is printed with a compass rose marking the eight standard directions, N, S, E, W, NE, NW, SE, SW.

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1. Usually, a diagram called a compass rose shows the directions north, south, east, and west on the compass face as abbreviated initials.

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3. A compass is a magnetometer used for navigation and orientation that shows direction in regards to the geographic cardinal points.For the structure of the compass, it will show the diagram called compass rose in showing the 4 main directions: East (E), South (S), West (W) and North (N)