Noun
1. navigational instrument for finding directions
2. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet";
"the ambit of municipal legislation""within the compass of this article""within the scope of an investigation""outside the reach of the law""in the political orbit of a world power"3. the limit of capability;
"within the compass of education"4. drafting instrument used for drawing circles