Compassionate

Inclined to compa ion; ready to pity; piteous; sympathizing; merciful; tenderhearted. way. The angular distance between any two points is -v. a. To have compa ion for; to pity; to commiserate. 11° 15', as the horizon is divided into 360°, and each "Compa ionates my pains, and pities me." - Add is on. space between the rhumbs is consequently represented Compa ionately, adv . With compa ion; merby 360° divided by 32. Different shapes have been cifully. adopted for the needle at various times; but it seems to Compa ionatene , n . Quality of being combe now acknowledged that it should be as light as pos pa ionate and pitiful. sible, and in the shape of a very thin prism, placed in such a manner that its narrow sides are turned upwards and downwards; one towards the eye of the spectator, and the other towards the card. The great requisites in a good compa are, that the motion of its needle should be steady, as well as active and sensible, without oscillation; and that it should be so contrived that it may be easily corrected when deviation is caused by any local attraction. Many attempts have been made to correct disturbances arising from local causes, -chiefly from the iron used in the construction of ve els, by surrounding the compa with bars of soft iron or magnets, that will attract the needle in a contrary direction to that in which it is drawn by the metal on board, and so counteract and neutralize its effects; but the correction of local attraction seems, under any circumstances, to be attended with considerable difficulty and uncertainty. Generally, when compa es have been placed on board a ve el, they are corrected, for the influence of local attraction, by what is termed "swinging" the ship. The ship's head is brought round to every point of the compa succe ively, and the differences in the bearings, indicated by the compa on board and an azimuth com Com'pa le , a . Having no compa . Com'pa -plane, n . ( Joinery .) A tool similar to the smoothing-plane in size and shape, but with a convex sole, and the convexity in the direction of the length of the plane. The use of the C. is to form a concave cylindrical surface, when the wood to be wrought upon is bent with the fibres in the direction of the curve, which is in a plane surface perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder; consequently, C. must be of various sizes, in order to accommodate different diameters. Com'pa -roof, n . ( Arch . ) A roof in which the braces of the timbers are inclined so as to form a sort of arch. Com'pa -saw, n. (Joinery.) A tool for cutting the surfaces of wood into curved surfaces; for this purpose it is narrow, without a back, thicker on the cutting-edge, as the teeth have no set; the plate is about an inch broad next to the handle, and diminishes to about a quarter of an inch at the other extremity; there are about five teeth in the inch; the handle is single. Com'pa -signal, n. ( Naut . ) A signal denoting a Com'pa -timber, n. ( Ship - building .) Curved tim point of the compa . ber or bends. oriel.