compass point vs southwestward

southwestward vs compass point

compass point and southwestward both are nouns.

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

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

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

As nouns, southwestward is a hyponym of compass point; that is, southwestward 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
southwestward: the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 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, 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, northwestward, NW, northwest by north, NWbN, NNW, nor'-nor'-west, north northwest, NbW, north by west.

compass point (noun)	southwestward (noun)
any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass	the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees

compass point (adjective)	southwestward (adjective)
	toward the southwest

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

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