what is a compass Share with your friends Share 0 Bapan Pathak answered this Hello, A compass is a geometrical tool used for drawing circles, arcs or other geometrical constructions. A magnetic compass is a device that shows the East-West-North-South direction. Good Luck! 1 View Full Answer ....... answered this a compass is something that gives us direction ie.north,south,east,west 1 Pradyumn Shelke answered this compass is the thik gometrical thik that is used to make a circles . 1 Pradyumn Shelke answered this compass is a gometrical thik that is used to make circle 1 Smart Ridhima Porwal answered this It is right , but I think aiman.parwez is asking about the compass which use to draw circlesI hope you understand it.Cheer!!!!!!!!!!! 1