potentiality vs compass

potentiality and compass both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
potentiality	Yes	No	No	No
compass	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of potentiality include perfectibility, grasp, range, reach, imperfectibility.

potentiality (noun)	compass (noun)
an aptitude that may be developed	navigational instrument for finding directions
the inherent capacity for coming into being	drafting instrument used for drawing circles
	an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
	the limit of capability

potentiality (verb)	compass (verb)
	get the meaning of something
	travel around, either by plane or ship
	bring about; accomplish