semi-cardinal
The four main directions (North, South, East and West) are also called cardinal directions or cardinal points.
North, south, east, and west. Also, the directions in between the main four: northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest.
four main directions
The four main directions(north, south,east, and west) are known as the cardinal directions. the thing on the map with the N, S, E, and W is known as the compass rose.
The four intermediate directions are northwest, northeast, southeast and southwest. These are the directions that lie between north, south, east and west.
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The four main points on a compass are called Cardinal directions.
Cardinal directions (north, south, east, west) are the main directions on a compass rose, while ordinal directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest) are the intermediate directions located between the cardinal directions. Ordinal directions provide more specific information about direction compared to cardinal directions.
The four cardinal directions on a compass rose are:NorthEastSouthWestThere are four intermediate directions, one between each pair of cardinal directions. They are:NortheastSoutheastSouthwestNorthwest
The four cardinal directions are referred to as cardinal because they are the four main origin directions. if you look up the word cardinal in the dictionary one of the definitions is as follows...1. of prime importance; chief; principal: of cardinal significance.
The four cardinal points on a compass are North, South, East, and West.