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Noun Concept

Categories: Avionics, Aircraft instruments, German inventions, archived copy as title, Navigational equipment

gyrocompass gyro compass Gyromagnetic compass gyroscopic compass

A compass that does not depend on magnetism but uses a gyroscope instead WordNet 3.0

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A compass that does not depend on magnetism but uses a gyroscope instead WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A gyrocompass is a type of non-magnetic compass which is based on a fast-spinning disc and the rotation of the Earth to find geographical direction automatically. Wikipedia

Type of non-magnetic compass based on the rotation of the Earth Wikidata

A type of non-magnetic compass which is based on a fast-spinning disc and rotation of the Earth (or another planetary body if used elsewhere in the universe) to automatically find geographical direction. OmegaWiki

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

North-seeking gyroscope. Wiktionary (translation)

IS A

compass

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gyroscope

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Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia

Sytin Military Encyclopedia

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gyrocompass

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