gyroscopic compass
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gyroscopic compass — giroskopinis kompasas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. gyrocompass; gyroscopic compass vok. Kreiselkompaß, m rus. гирокомпас, m; гироскопический компас, m pranc. boussole gyroscopique, f; compas gyroscopique, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
gyroscopic compass — /dʒaɪrəˌskɒpɪk ˈkʌmpəs/ (say juyruh.skopik kumpuhs) noun → gyrocompass. Also, gyrostatic compass …
compass — Synonyms and related words: Gyrosin compass, Johansson block, RDF, T square, accept, accomplish, achieve, acquire, aesthetic distance, alentours, ambience, ambit, amount, annex, attain, beleaguer, beset, besiege, blockade, border line,… … Moby Thesaurus
compass — compassable, adj. compassless, adj. /kum peuhs/, n. 1. an instrument for determining directions, as by means of a freely rotating magnetized needle that indicates magnetic north. 2. the enclosing line or limits of any area; perimeter: You can… … Universalium
Compass — This article is about the direction finding instrument used in navigation. For other uses, see Compass (disambiguation). A simple dry magnetic pocket compass … Wikipedia
Earth Inductor Compass — The Earth inductor compass is a device for determining direction using the magnetic field of the Earth. The operation of the compass is based on the principle of electromagnetic induction with the Earth s magnetic field acting as the induction… … Wikipedia
Heading indicator — A heading indicator in a small aircraft. The heading indicator (also called an HI) is a flight instrument used in an aircraft to inform the pilot of the aircraft s heading. It is sometimes referred to by its older names, the directional gyro or… … Wikipedia
Elmer Ambrose Sperry — Infobox Engineer image size = 150px caption = PAGENAME name = PAGENAME nationality = United States birth date = October 12, 1860 birth place = Cortland, New York death date = June 16, 1930 death place = Brooklyn, New York education =Cornell… … Wikipedia
Gyrocompass — A gyrocompass is similar to a gyroscope. It is a compass that finds true north by using an (electrically powered) fast spinning wheel and friction forces in order to exploit the rotation of the Earth. Gyrocompasses are widely used on ships. They… … Wikipedia
direction finder — Synonyms and related words: Bourdon tube, Gyropilot, Gyrosin compass, HFDF, Mach meter, RDF, absolute altimeter, accelerometer, aerial reconnaissance camera, aerometer, aeroscope, air log, altigraph, altimeter, ammeter, anemograph, anemometer,… … Moby Thesaurus
