compass point vs northwestward

northwestward vs compass point

compass point and northwestward both are nouns.

compass point is not an adjective while northwestward is an adjective.

compass point is not an adverb while northwestward is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
compass point	Yes	No	No	No
northwestward	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

As nouns, northwestward is a hyponym of compass point; that is, northwestward is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than compass point:

compass point: any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
northwestward: the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees

Other hyponyms of compass point include cardinal compass point, NbE, north by east, NNE, nor'-nor'-east, north northeast, NEbN, northeast by north, NE, nor'-east, northeast, northeastward, NEbE, northeast by east, east northeast, ENE, east by north, EbN, east by south, EbS, east southeast, ESE, SEbE, southeast by east, SE, sou'-east, southeast, southeastward, SEbS, southeast by south, sou'-sou'-east, south southeast, SSE, SbE, south by east, SbW, south by west, sou'-sou'-west, south southwest, SSW, southwest by south, SWbS, sou'-west, southwest, southwestward, SW, southwest by west, SWbW, west southwest, WSW, WbS, west by south, WbN, west by north, west northwest, WNW, northwest by west, NWbW, nor'-west, northwest, NW, northwest by north, NWbN, NNW, nor'-nor'-west, north northwest, NbW, north by west.

compass point (noun)	northwestward (noun)
any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass	the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees

compass point (adjective)	northwestward (adjective)
	toward the northwest

compass point (adverb)	northwestward (adverb)
	in a northwestward direction

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