Disputatio:Pyxis nautica

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Um... is there any authority for this form of the word? The OED mentions a medieval Latin compassus, but this is of the masculine gender and usually refers to a "drafting compass" (classical Latin circinus) rather than a "nautical compass."

When I have seen discussions of nautical compasses in Latin, the usual locution I've seen has been pyxis nautica. There is even a southern hemisphere constellation by this name. David Morgan cites the following additional expressions: magnetica acus nautica, capsula acûs magneticae, and most relevantly: compassus nauticus

In any case, I propose we move this to pyxis nauticus. Any counterarguments? --Iustinus 18:26 iul 19, 2005 (UTC)