south-southeast
Between two cardinals
South-southeast is the compass direction halfway between south and southeast, or 157.5 degrees from north.
As an adverb or adjective, it describes movement or position in that direction: The ship sailed south-southeast, a south-southeast wind.
Directional course traveled
- azimuthHorizontal directional angle
- coursePlanned path forward
- vectorQuantity with direction
- trajectoryPath of moving object
direction · alignment · orientation · waypoint · track · route · intercardinal · degrees
Maritime angular measurement device
- astrolabeAncient altitude-measuring instrument
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- chartData shown visually
- nauticalOf ships and sailing
maritime · seafaring · wayfinding · pilotage · mariner · helmsman · cartography · plotting
Composed of minute particles
- specificityExactness of detail
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- degreesUnits of measurement
minutes · seconds · granular · intermediate · subdivided · detailed · technical · instrumentation
heading
Directional course traveled
trajectory · direction · alignment · orientation · waypoint · track · route · intercardinal · degrees · angular
sextant
Maritime angular measurement device
- astrolabeAncient altitude-measuring instrument
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- chartData shown visually
nautical · maritime · seafaring · wayfinding · pilotage · mariner · helmsman · cartography · plotting · GPS
fine-grained
Composed of minute particles
- specificityExactness of detail
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
degrees · minutes · seconds · granular · intermediate · subdivided · detailed · technical · instrumentation · measurement
south-southeastnorth-northwest
Direction at 337.5 degrees
north · northwest · north-northeast · northeast · west-northwest
south, southeast, southerly, southern, southerner, southernmost, southward, southwards, east