compass rose


noun

Navigation. a circle divided into 32 points or 360° numbered clockwise from true or magnetic north, printed on a chart or the like as a means of determining the course of a vessel or aircraft.
a similar design, often ornamented, used on maps to indicate the points of the compass.

British Dictionary definitions for compass rose

compass rose

noun

a circle or decorative device printed on a map or chart showing the points of the compass measured from true north and usually magnetic north