"compás" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /komˈpas/, [kõmˈpas] Forms: compases [plural]
Rhymes: -as Etymology: Apparently from Old French compas, perhaps from Medieval Latin compassus (“circle, circuit”), or the medieval Latin term is derived from Old French. In either case, deverbal from Vulgar Latin *compassāre (“to pace off”), from com- + *passāre (“to step”), from Latin passus (“step”), originally the perfect passive participle of pandō (“to stretch out”). Etymology templates: {{der|es|fro|compas}} Old French compas, {{der|es|ML.|compassus||circle, circuit}} Medieval Latin compassus (“circle, circuit”), {{der|es|VL.|*compassāre||to pace off}} Vulgar Latin *compassāre (“to pace off”), {{der|es|la|passus||step}} Latin passus (“step”) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} compás m (plural compases)
  1. pair of compasses (tool used to draw circles) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Writing instruments
    Sense id: en-compás-es-noun-6gDp097P Disambiguation of Writing instruments: 36 7 2 2 28 25
  2. rhythm Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-compás-es-noun-rdi-2C3V
  3. (music) beat Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-compás-es-noun--e62O~dz Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  4. (music) bar Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-compás-es-noun-~N4rLtul Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  5. (music) time, time signature Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-compás-es-noun-LVL-wSi0 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  6. (fencing) beat Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Fencing
    Sense id: en-compás-es-noun--e62O~dz1 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 13 9 7 8 9 2 2 5 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 13 9 7 8 9 2 2 5 43 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 6 5 7 7 28 47 Topics: fencing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: acompasar, barra de compás, compás de calibres, compás de espera, compás de proporción, compás de vara, llevar el compás, quebrado de compás, sal de compás, salir de compás

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "acompasar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "barra de compás"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "compás de calibres"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "compás de espera"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "compás de proporción"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "compás de vara"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "llevar el compás"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "quebrado de compás"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sal de compás"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "salir de compás"
    }
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        "1": "es",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "2": "ML.",
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "passus",
        "4": "",
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      },
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    {
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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          "_dis": "36 7 2 2 28 25",
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            "Fundamental"
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      ]
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        ]
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      ]
    },
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          "kind": "topical",
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            "Culture",
            "Energy",
            "Society",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-compás-es-noun--e62O~dz",
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
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        ],
        [
          "beat",
          "beat"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) beat"
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ],
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
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            "Culture",
            "Energy",
            "Society",
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            "Fundamental"
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        "bar"
      ],
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        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "bar",
          "bar"
        ]
      ],
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        "(music) bar"
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ],
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
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            "Art",
            "Sound",
            "Culture",
            "Energy",
            "Society",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "time, time signature"
      ],
      "id": "en-compás-es-noun-LVL-wSi0",
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ],
        [
          "time signature",
          "time signature"
        ]
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        "(music) time, time signature"
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ],
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
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          "langcode": "es",
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          "orig": "es:Fencing",
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            "Human behaviour",
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          "_dis": "2 13 9 7 8 9 2 2 5 43",
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        },
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          "_dis": "6 5 7 7 28 47",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "beat"
      ],
      "id": "en-compás-es-noun--e62O~dz1",
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        [
          "fencing",
          "fencing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "beat",
          "beat"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(fencing) beat"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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        "fencing",
        "government",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "martial-arts",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "sports",
        "war"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/komˈpas/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kõmˈpas]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-as"
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "word": "compás"
}
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    "Spanish countable nouns",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish masculine nouns",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
    "Spanish terms derived from Medieval Latin",
    "Spanish terms derived from Old French",
    "Spanish terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
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  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "acompasar"
    },
    {
      "word": "barra de compás"
    },
    {
      "word": "compás de calibres"
    },
    {
      "word": "compás de espera"
    },
    {
      "word": "compás de proporción"
    },
    {
      "word": "compás de vara"
    },
    {
      "word": "llevar el compás"
    },
    {
      "word": "quebrado de compás"
    },
    {
      "word": "sal de compás"
    },
    {
      "word": "salir de compás"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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    {
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "pair of compasses (tool used to draw circles)"
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
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      ],
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        [
          "rhythm",
          "rhythm"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "es:Music"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "beat"
      ],
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        [
          "music",
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          "beat",
          "beat"
        ]
      ],
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        "(music) beat"
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ],
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "es:Music"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bar"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "bar",
          "bar"
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      ],
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        "(music) bar"
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ],
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "es:Music"
      ],
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        "time, time signature"
      ],
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          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ],
        [
          "time signature",
          "time signature"
        ]
      ],
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        "(music) time, time signature"
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ],
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "es:Fencing"
      ],
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        "beat"
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          "fencing",
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        ],
        [
          "beat",
          "beat"
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      ],
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        "(fencing) beat"
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ],
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        "fencing",
        "government",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "martial-arts",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "sports",
        "war"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/komˈpas/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kõmˈpas]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-as"
    }
  ],
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}

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