compas

COMPAS is a Canadian polling company. It is frequently used by more conservative companies such as the National Post.
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Compas can refer toCOMPAS, a Canadian polling firmAn alternative name for kompa, a Haitian music genreA common misspelling of CompassRob Compas (born 1966), Dutch cyclistCompás, a flamenco time signature.
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n. compass

n. compass; measure; timing; beat; pulse

n. companion, buddy, friend, pal, comrade

Rhythm, beat, meter. The basic element of flamenco rhythm. Specifically, Compas is a recurring pattern of accented beats analogous to a bar of music. This dictates the unique rhythmic structure of any given song form.

geom. (pair of) compasses
(de împărţit şi măsurat distanţa) = divider
mar. (mariner's) compassîntinde compasul! = put / get a move on!
întinde compasul! = stretch your legs!
a măsura cu compasul = to measure off with compasses