What is "compass card"

Compass \Com"pass\ (k[u^]m"pas), n. [F. compas, fr. LL. compassus circle, prop., a stepping together; com- + passus pace, step. See Pace, Pass.]

1. A passing round; circuit; circuitous course.

   They fetched a compass of seven day's journey.
   --2 Kings iii. 9.

   This day I breathed first; time is come round, And where I did begin, there shall I end; My life is run his compass.
   --Shak.

2. An inclosing limit; boundary; circumference; as, within the compass of an encircling wall.

3. An inclosed space; an area; extent.

   Their wisdom . . . lies in a very narrow compass.
   --Addison.

4. Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of his eye; the compass of imagination.

   The compass of his argument.
   --Wordsworth.

5. Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; -- used with within.

   In two hundred years before (I speak within compass), no such commission had been executed.
   --Sir J. Davies.

6. (Mus.) The range of notes, or tones, within the capacity of a voice or instrument.

   You would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass.
   --Shak.

7. An instrument for determining directions upon the earth's surface by means of a magnetized bar or needle turning freely upon a pivot and pointing in a northerly and southerly direction.

   He that first discovered the use of the compass did more for the supplying and increase of useful commodities than those who built workhouses.
   --Locke.

8. A pair of compasses. [R.] See Compasses.

   To fix one foot of their compass wherever they please.
   --Swift.

9. A circle; a continent. [Obs.]

   The tryne compas [the threefold world containing earth, sea, and heaven.
   --Skeat.]
   --Chaucer.

   Azimuth compass. See under Azimuth.

   Beam compass. See under Beam.

   Compass card, the circular card attached to the needles of a mariner's compass, on which are marked the thirty-two points or rhumbs.

   Compass dial, a small pocket compass fitted with a sundial to tell the hour of the day.

   Compass plane (Carp.), a plane, convex in the direction of its length on the under side, for smoothing the concave faces of curved woodwork.

   Compass plant, Compass flower (Bot.), a plant of the American prairies ( Silphium laciniatum), not unlike a small sunflower; rosinweed. Its lower and root leaves are vertical, and on the prairies are disposed to present their edges north and south.

   Its leaves are turned to the north as true as the magnet: This is the compass flower.
   --Longefellow.

   Compass saw, a saw with a narrow blade, which will cut in a curve; -- called also fret saw and keyhole saw.

   Compass timber (Shipbuilding), curved or crooked timber.

   Compass window (Arch.), a circular bay window or oriel window.

   Mariner's compass, a kind of compass used in navigation. It has two or more magnetic needles permanently attached to a card, which moves freely upon a pivot, and is read with reference to a mark on the box representing the ship's head. The card is divided into thirty-two points, called also rhumbs, and the glass-covered box or bowl containing it is suspended in gimbals within the binnacle, in order to preserve its horizontal position.

   Surveyor's compass, an instrument used in surveying for measuring horizontal angles. See Circumferentor.

   Variation compass, a compass of delicate construction, used in observations on the variations of the needle.

   To fetch a compass, to make a circuit.

n. The circular card attached to the needles of a mariner's compass, on which are marked the thirty-two points or rhumbs.

n. compass in the form of a card that rotates so that 0 degrees or North points to magnetic north [syn: mariner's compass]

Compass Card may refer to:

• Compass Card (San Diego), a fare card system in San Diego, California
• Compass Card (TransLink), a fare card system in Vancouver, British Columbia

The Compass Card is a form of electronic ticketing used on public transport services within San Diego County, California. It is administered by the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) and is valid on a number of different travel systems in San Diego County including MTS buses, the San Diego Trolley, North County Busses, the Coaster and the Sprinter. The card and fare collection systems are manufactured by Cubic Transportation Systems, and SANDAG administers the Compass Call Center (CCC), a central call center for all agencies.

Compass Card is a contactless smart card payment system primarily used for public transit in Metro Vancouver, Canada. It is operated by TransLink.

Riders purchase a Compass card and fare value online, by phone, or at vending machines located at SeaBus terminals, SkyTrain and West Coast Express stations. Vending machines are also available at 18 participating London Drugs retail store locations.

Compass cards were deployed in August 2015. Full deployment for the general public took place on November 2, 2015.

Since April 4, 2016, Compass cards and tickets have been required for all trips taken on the SkyTrain and SeaBus.

In June 2016, TransLink reported that 100 percent of monthly pass users and 95 percent of all other users have switched over to the new format, totalling more than 915,000 customers.