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[[File:CompassRose North.png|thumbnail|A compass rose]]
A '''Compass rose''' (also know as a windrose or Rose of the Winds) is a symbol used to indicate direction and facilitate navigation. It is composed of a circle, typically containing 32 equidistant points around its perimeter (although some designed use degree markings for 0 to 360 degrees of the circle). The cardinal compass directions are often labeled N, E, S, and W respectively, although some designs only label North, or exclude letters and instead simply make the mark for North the largest, and the East, South, and west marks larger smaller than North, but larger than all other marks. Other designs use color instead of size to differentiate directions. A compass rose can be oriented with north either facing magnetic or true north.<ref name="dict.com">https://www.dictionary.com/browse/compass-rose</ref><ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compass%20rose</ref>
==Usage==
A compass rose is typically printed on a map or navigational chart, although it may also sometimes be used (often for decorative purposes rather than utility) in other ways, such as being imprinted into a sidewalk. It is used to find compass directions relative to the symbol, including degrees between the absolute directions.<ref name="dict.com">https://www.dictionary.com/browse/compass-rose</ref>
The compass rose pattern is also included in some form on magnetic [[compass]]es.
==History==
The compass rose can be traced back to Italy, circa 1200AD. It is believed that Flavio Gioia first invented the magnetic compass, and the basic compass rose pattern.<ref>https://compassrosegeocoin.com/crhistory.php</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Navigation]]
A '''Compass rose''' (also know as a windrose or Rose of the Winds) is a symbol used to indicate direction and facilitate navigation. It is composed of a circle, typically containing 32 equidistant points around its perimeter (although some designed use degree markings for 0 to 360 degrees of the circle). The cardinal compass directions are often labeled N, E, S, and W respectively, although some designs only label North, or exclude letters and instead simply make the mark for North the largest, and the East, South, and west marks larger smaller than North, but larger than all other marks. Other designs use color instead of size to differentiate directions. A compass rose can be oriented with north either facing magnetic or true north.<ref name="dict.com">https://www.dictionary.com/browse/compass-rose</ref><ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compass%20rose</ref>
==Usage==
A compass rose is typically printed on a map or navigational chart, although it may also sometimes be used (often for decorative purposes rather than utility) in other ways, such as being imprinted into a sidewalk. It is used to find compass directions relative to the symbol, including degrees between the absolute directions.<ref name="dict.com">https://www.dictionary.com/browse/compass-rose</ref>
The compass rose pattern is also included in some form on magnetic [[compass]]es.
==History==
The compass rose can be traced back to Italy, circa 1200AD. It is believed that Flavio Gioia first invented the magnetic compass, and the basic compass rose pattern.<ref>https://compassrosegeocoin.com/crhistory.php</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Navigation]]