north, south, east, west
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 directions on a compass rose are:NorthEastSouthWestThere are four intermediate directions, one between each pair of cardinal directions. They are:NortheastSoutheastSouthwestNorthwest
I uderstand the cardinal directions to be North, East, South and West
The four cardinal directions are north, south, east, and west.
semi-cardinal
The four cardinal points on a compass are North, South, East, and West.
Cardinal directions are the four regular directions such as north south east and west. Intermediate are the directions in between the cardinal directions such as NW, SW, NE, SE.
The four main directions (North, South, East and West) are also called cardinal directions or cardinal points.
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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.
They are known as the four cardinal directions.
The four cardinal directions or cardinal points of the compass.