gyrocompass

English

Alternative forms

• gyro compass

Etymology

gyro- +‎ compass

Noun

gyrocompass (plural gyrocompasses)

1. A north-seeking form of gyroscope used as a directional reference in navigation.

Synonyms

• gyrscopic compass
• gyroscope compass

Related terms

• gyromagnetic compass

Translations

north-seeking gyroscope

• Bulgarian: жирокомпас (bg) m (žirokompas)
• Czech: gyrokompas m
• Finnish: hyrräkompassi (fi)
• French: gyrocompas (fr)
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• Greek: γυροσκοπική πυξίδα f (gyroskopikí pyxída)
• Russian: гирокомпас (ru) m (girokompas)
• Spanish: girocompás
• Ukrainian: гірокомпас m (hirokompas)

See also

• artificial horizon
• inertial navigation system (INS)

Further reading

• gyrocompass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia