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.
Cos from dem, evry other point can be located
Cos from dem, evry other point can be located
The four main points on a compass are called Cardinal directions.
The four intermediate directions are northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest. They fall between the four cardinal directions: north, east, south, and west.
The four cardinal directions on a compass rose are:NorthEastSouthWestThere are four intermediate directions, one between each pair of cardinal directions. They are:NortheastSoutheastSouthwestNorthwest
Cardinal directions refer to the four cardinal points; north, west, south and east. On the contrary, ordinal directions are points that are located in between the cardinal points.
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.
Because the points on the design -- four large spikes for the four main directions (N, E, S, W), four smaller spikes for the corners (NE, NW, SE, SW), and often eight tiny spikes for the in-between directions (NNE, WSW, etc.) -- somewhat resemble the petals on a rose.